The 2007 Cologne Centurions season was the fourth and final season for the franchise in the NFL Europa League (NFLEL). The team were led by head coach David Duggan in his second year and played its home games at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany. When Duggan gave up coaching after week nine due to health issues, defensive coordinator John Lyons was elevated to the position of interim head coach for the final game. They finished the season in third place with a record of six wins and four losses. The National Football League (NFL) announced the closure of its European branch on June 29.
Offseason
Free agent draft + 2007 Cologne Centurions NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 3 Jon Alston G South Carolina 2 9 George Gause DE South Carolina 3 16 Cedrick Holt CB North Carolina 4 21 C. J. Brooks G Maryland 5 28 Bobby Blizzard TE North Carolina 6 33 A. J. Harris RB Northern Illinois 7 40 Devan Long DE Oregon 8 45 Kellen Davis T Oklahoma State 9 52 Rod Olds C Jacksonville State 10 57 Martin Patterson LB Texas Christian 11 64 Tyler King DE Connecticut 12 69 Ernest Jones DT Tennessee State 13 76 Mario Hill WR Mississippi 14 81 Jon Simmons DE South Florida 15 88 Kenton Johnson T Georgia Tech 16 93 Burl Toler WR California 17 100 Victor Phillips CB Southern 18 105 Jamar Enzor LB Cincinnati 19 112 Mike Douglas TE Massachusetts 20 117 Antwann Carter RB Boise State 21 124 Trenton Jordan DE Central Florida 22 129 Terrance Butler CB Wyoming
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Saturday, April 14 6:00 p.m. at Hamburg Sea Devils W 24–18 1–0 AOL Arena 20,887 2 Saturday, April 21 6:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy L 13–18 1–1 RheinEnergieStadion 16,422 3 Saturday, April 28 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire W 14–6 2–1 LTU arena 21,347 4 Saturday, May 5 6:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder L 28–31 2–2 RheinEnergieStadion 10,084 5 Sunday, May 13 4:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder W 24–10 3–2 Olympic Stadium 11,995 6 Saturday, May 19 6:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 20–17 4–2 RheinEnergieStadion 22,154 7 Friday, May 25 8:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals W 30–7 5–2 Amsterdam ArenA 11,714 8 Saturday, June 2 6:00 p.m. Hamburg Sea Devils L 7–21 5–3 RheinEnergieStadion 10,221 9 Saturday, June 9 6:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 31–13 6–3 RheinEnergieStadion 12,878 10 Saturday, June 16 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 14–31 6–4 Commerzbank-Arena 35,087
Standings
Game summaries
Week 1: at Hamburg Sea Devils
Week 2: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 3: at Rhein Fire
Week 4: vs Berlin Thunder
Week 5: at Berlin Thunder
Week 6: vs Rhein Fire
Week 7: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week 8: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
Week 9: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week 10: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Honors After the completion of the regular season, the All-NFL Europa League team was selected by the NFLEL coaching staffs, members of a media panel and fans voting online at NFLEurope.com. Overall, Cologne had eight players selected, tying for the most with Hamburg. The selections were:
Bobby Blizzard, tight end Greg Eslinger, center Philippe Gardent, linebacker Jason Hall, defensive end Kevin House, cornerback Chris Reis, safety Derrick Ross, running back Kevin Vickerson, defensive tackle
Additionally, Hall and Ross were named defensive and co-offensive MVPs, respectively. Hall set a franchise record with 12 sacks and anchored the Centurions defense which ranked first in total yards allowed (2,561) and total points allowed (172). He also tied a league record by recording a sack in seven consecutive games. Ross, who shared the award with Frankfurt's quarterback J. T. O'Sullivan, was the NFLEL's leading rusher with 802 yards and four 100-yard games. He also totaled a league-best 933 yards from scrimmage (802 rushing, 131 receiving) and scored five touchdowns.
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