The 2007 Rhein Fire season was the 13th and final season for the franchise in the NFL Europa League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Rick Lantz in his first year, and played its home games at LTU arena in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the season in fourth place with a record of four wins and six losses. The National Football League (NFL) announced the closure of its European branch on June 29, ending the team's 13-year existence.
Offseason
Free agent draft + 2007 Rhein Fire NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 4 Troy Reddick T Auburn 2 10 Wally Dada CB Washington State 3 15 Jesse Boone C Utah 4 22 Aaron Harris LB Texas 5 27 Erik Jensen TE Iowa 6 34 DeJuan Skinner T West Texas A&M 7 39 Calvin Carlyle S Oregon State 8 46 Ryan Hoffman DE Shippensburg State 9 51 Scott Farley S Williams 10 58 Earvin Johnson TE UNLV 11 63 Derrick Strong DE Illinois 12 70 Zach Ville DE Missouri 13 75 Brennan Schmidt DT Virginia 14 82 Jimmy Dixon FB Georgia Tech 15 87 Chris Hawkins CB Marshall 16 94 Taylor Schmidt C San Diego State 17 99 Steve Franklin G Syracuse 18 106 Michael Franklin RB San Diego State 19 111 Jeff Green DE Florida A&M 20 118 Quentin Swain LB Florida Atlantic 21 123 John Glass T Rutgers 22 130 Cal Murray RB Miami (OH) 23 131 Mike Andrews LB Youngstown State
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Saturday, April 14 7:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder L 3–15 0–1 LTU arena 30,355 2 Friday, April 20 8:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals W 16–10 1–1 Amsterdam ArenA 14,611 3 Saturday, April 28 7:00 p.m. Cologne Centurions L 6–14 1–2 LTU arena 21,347 4 Sunday, May 6 4:00 p.m. at Hamburg Sea Devils L 9–34 1–3 AOL Arena 19,347 5 Saturday, May 12 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 27–24 2–3 LTU arena 27,349 6 Saturday, May 19 6:00 p.m. at Cologne Centurions L 17–20 2–4 RheinEnergieStadion 22,154 7 Saturday, May 26 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 10–23 2–5 Commerzbank-Arena 32,789 8 Sunday, June 3 4:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 41–38 3–5 LTU arena 20,355 9 Friday, June 8 7:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder W 24–17 4–5 Olympic Stadium 12,114 10 Saturday, June 16 7:00 p.m. Hamburg Sea Devils L 13–17 4–6 LTU arena 22,980
Standings
Game summaries
Week 1: vs Berlin Thunder
Week 2: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week 3: vs Cologne Centurions
Week 4: at Hamburg Sea Devils
Week 5: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 6: at Cologne Centurions
Week 7: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 8: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week 9: at Berlin Thunder
Week 10: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
Honors Danny Baugher, All-NFL Europa League team selection Blake Costanzo, All-NFL Europa League team selection Jamar Enzor, Defensive Player of the Week (Week 9) Carlos Hendricks, Defensive Player of the Week (Week 8) Derek Rehage, Defensive Player of the Week (Week 6) P.K. Sam, Offensive Player of the Week (Week 5)
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