The 2002 Rhein Fire season was the eighth season for the team in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Pete Kuharchek in his second year, and played its home games at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf , Germany. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of seven wins and three losses. In World Bowl X , Rhein lost to the Berlin Thunder 26–20.
Offseason
Free agent draft
2002 Rhein Fire NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order
Player name
Position
College
Round
Choice
Overall
1
4
4
Corey Callens
DE
Oklahoma
2
4
10
Damonte McKenzie
DE
Clemson
3
3
15
Ben Nichols
G
Colorado
4
4
22
Trey Merkens
LB
Texas-El Paso
5
3
27
Aaron Humphrey
DE
Texas
6
4
34
John Raveche
T
Princeton
7
3
39
Daniel Greer
DT
Arizona
8
3
45
Adam Newman
TE
Boston College
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Personnel
Staff
2002 Rhein Fire staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Offensive Coordinator – Mike Jones
Wide Receivers – Tom Everest
Offensive Line – Whitey Jordan
Offensive Line – Guy McIntyre
Defensive coaches
Defensive Line/Special Teams – Ed O'Neil
National Coach/Linebackers – Jörn Maier
Defensive Backs – Adrian White
Strength and conditioning
Strength and Conditioning – Brian Ferguson
Roster
2002 Rhein Fire roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
96 Riley Kleinhesselink DE
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
National players
5 Akihito Amaya WR
15 Sumitaka Ando WR
50 Anthony Doghmi DE
74 Peter Heyer G
53 Shingo Hiruma LB
21 Oyeniran Olalere Odunayo Ojo RB
35 Richard Yancy S
Rookies in italics
Standings
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Game summaries
Week 1: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week One: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Rhein
0
3
0 7 10
Amsterdam
3
17
7 0 27
at Amsterdam ArenA , Amsterdam , Netherlands
Date : Saturday, April 13Game time : 7:08 p.m. CEST Game attendance : 13,743Referee : Alberto Riveron
World Bowl X
World Bowl X: Berlin Thunder vs Rhein Fire – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Berlin
13
7
3 3 26
Rhein
0
0
7 13 20
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
References
The Franchise Stadiums Head coaches World Bowl appearances (5) League championships (2) Seasons