2007 Amsterdam Admirals season
The 2007 Amsterdam Admirals season was the 13th and final season for the franchise in the NFL Europa League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Bart Andrus in his seventh year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA and Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam , Netherlands. They finished the regular season in fifth 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 Admirals' 13-year existence.[ 1]
Offseason
Free agent draft
2007 Amsterdam Admirals NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order
Player name
Position
College
Round
Choice
1
5
Marcus West
DE
Memphis
2
11
Norman Heuer
DT
Michigan
3
14
Tim Jones
DE
South Florida
4
23
Jacob Elimimian
CB
San Diego State
5
26
Tanuvasa Moe
LB
Hawaii
6
35
Sameeh McDonald
T
Rutgers
7
38
Deandre' Eiland
S
South Carolina
8
47
Donovan Raiola
C
Wisconsin
9
50
Jordan Hicks
DE
Abilene Christian
10
59
Sam McGrew
LB
Florida State
11
62
Marko Cavka
T
Sacramento State
12
71
Larry Croom
RB
UNLV
13
74
Abraham Elimimian
CB
Hawaii
14
83
Ben Hall
TE
Clemson
15
86
Lawrence Pinson
LB
Oklahoma State
16
95
Greg Carothers
LB
Washington
17
98
Larry Dibbles
DT
Texas
18
107
Phil Hawkins
G
Houston
19
110
Wendell Hunter
LB
California
20
119
Cole Downer
TE
Clemson
21
122
Jeremy Darveau
T
Louisville
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Personnel
2007 Amsterdam Admirals team photo
Staff
2007 Amsterdam Admirals staff
Front office
General Manager – Stefaan Eskes
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Richard Kent
Defensive Line – Kanavis McGhee
National Coach/Linebackers – John Leijten
Assistant Linebackers – Doug Colman
Strength and conditioning
Strength and Conditioning – Tim Reynolds
Roster
2007 Amsterdam Admirals roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
National players
34 Michael Andrew RB
71 Patrice Majondo-Mwamba DT
88 Yoan Schnee TE
96 Daniel Watts DE
Rookies in italics
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
Recap
1
at Frankfurt Galaxy
L 14–30
0–1
Commerzbank-Arena
38,125
Recap
2
Rhein Fire
L 10–16
0–2
Amsterdam ArenA
14,611
Recap
3
at Berlin Thunder
W 14–10
1–2
Olympiastadion
11,942
Recap
4
May 6
Frankfurt Galaxy
W 19–17
2–2
Amsterdam ArenA
10,788
Recap
5
at Hamburg Sea Devils
L 17–24
2–3
AOL Arena
15,271
Recap
6
Hamburg Sea Devils
W 41–31
3–3
Amsterdam ArenA
9,384
Recap
7
Cologne Centurions
L 7–30
3–4
Amsterdam ArenA
11,714
Recap
8
June 3
at Rhein Fire
L 38–41
3–5
LTU arena
20,355
Recap
9
at Cologne Centurions
L 13–31
3–6
RheinEnergieStadion
12,878
Recap
10
Berlin Thunder
W 21–20
4–6
Olympisch Stadion
11,893
Recap
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Standings
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Game summaries
Week 1: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Week One: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Amsterdam
8
6
0 0 14
Frankfurt
7
10
13 0 30
at Commerzbank-Arena , Frankfurt , Germany
Date : Saturday, April 14Game time : 7:10 p.m. CEST Game attendance : 38,125Referee : Don Carey
Week 2: vs Rhein Fire
Week Two: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Rhein
3
3
7 3 16
Amsterdam
7
0
3 0 10
at Amsterdam ArenA , Amsterdam , Netherlands
Date : Friday, April 20Game time : 8:05 p.m. CESTGame attendance : 14,611Referee : Terry Brown
Week 3: at Berlin Thunder
Week Three: Amsterdam Admirals at Berlin Thunder
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Amsterdam
7
0
0 7 14
Berlin
0
0
10 0 10
at Olympic Stadium , Berlin , Germany
Date : Saturday, April 28Game time : 6:06 p.m. CESTGame attendance : 11,942Referee : John Hussey
Week 4: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Week Four: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Frankfurt
0
0
14 3 17
Amsterdam
7
12
0 0 19
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date : Sunday, May 6Game time : 3:05 p.m. CESTGame attendance : 10,788Referee : Tom Symonette
Week 5: at Hamburg Sea Devils
Week Five: Amsterdam Admirals at Hamburg Sea Devils
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Amsterdam
0
0
14 3 17
Hamburg
7
10
0 7 24
at AOL Arena , Hamburg , Germany
Date : Saturday, May 12Game time : 6:05 p.m. CESTGame attendance : 15,271Referee : Craig Wrolstad
Week 6: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
Week Six: Hamburg Sea Devils at Amsterdam Admirals
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Hamburg
0
10
7 14 31
Amsterdam
7
20
7 7 41
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date : Friday, May 18Game time : 8:04 p.m. CESTGame attendance : 9,384Referee : Alberto Riveron
Week 7: vs Cologne Centurions
Week Seven: Cologne Centurions at Amsterdam Admirals
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cologne
7
9
14 0 30
Amsterdam
0
0
0 7 7
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date : Friday, May 25Game time : 8:05 p.m. CESTGame attendance : 11,714Referee : Don Carey
Week 8: at Rhein Fire
Week Eight: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Amsterdam
10
10
7 11 38
Rhein
14
10
7 10 41
at LTU arena , Düsseldorf , Germany
Date : Sunday, June 3Game time : 4:06 p.m. CESTGame attendance : 20,355Referee : Carl Cheffers
Week 9: at Cologne Centurions
Week Nine: Amsterdam Admirals at Cologne Centurions
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Amsterdam
3
7
3 0 13
Cologne
0
14
3 14 31
at RheinEnergieStadion , Cologne , Germany
Date : Saturday, June 9Game time : 6:06 p.m. CESTGame attendance : 12,878Referee : John Hessey
Week 10: vs Berlin Thunder
Week Ten: Berlin Thunder at Amsterdam Admirals
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Berlin
3
10
7 0 20
Amsterdam
0
7
0 14 21
at Olympic Stadium , Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date : Friday, June 15Game time : 8:07 p.m. CESTGame attendance : 11,893Referee : Tom Symonette
Notes
References
^ Kuriloff, Aaron (June 29, 2007). "NFL Folds European League One Week After World Bowl Title Game" . Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved January 22, 2012 .
^ NFL Europa League (February 26, 2007). "Famous names called during NFL Europa Free Agent Draft" (Press release). Retrieved June 28, 2011 .
^ NFL Europa League (April 10, 2007). "World Bowl Rematch Kicks Off 15th Season" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012 .
^ NFL Europa League (April 17, 2007). "Early Start To Week Two" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012 .
^ NFL Europa League (April 24, 2007). "Race for NFL Europa glory looks to be crowded" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012 .
^ NFL Europa League (May 1, 2007). "Pace-setting Galaxy Visit Admirals; Centurions Lead Chasing Pack" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012 .
^ NFL Europa League (May 8, 2007). "Everything To Play For As Season Approaches Halfway Mark" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012 .
^ NFL Europa League (May 15, 2007). "Race To Reach World Bowl Closest In League History As All Six Teams Separated By One Game" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012 .
^ NFL Europa League (May 22, 2007). "Two Break Clear Of Chasing Pack As Race To Reach World Bowl Intensifies" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012 .
^ NFL Europa League (May 29, 2007). "Cologne Within Touching Distance Of World Bowl" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012 .
^ NFL Europa League (June 5, 2007). "Galaxy One Win Away From Hosting World Bowl" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012 .
^ NFL Europa League (June 12, 2007). "Three Teams Eye Two Title Game Spots As Race To Reach World Bowl Goes Down To Final Weekend" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012 .
^ "Berlin Thunder verpasst fünften Platz" (in German). Rheinische Post . June 16, 2007. Retrieved January 22, 2012 .
^ "NFL Europa At A Glance" . USA Today . June 25, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2011 .
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