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]

2007 Amsterdam Admirals season
General manager	Stefaan Eskes
Head coach	Bart Andrus
Home field	Amsterdam ArenA Olympisch Stadion
Results
Record	4–6
Division place	5th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
← 2006 Other seasons

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 Head Coach – Bart Andrus Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Ron Heller Running Backs – Gary Downs Wide Receivers – Chip Beake Tight Ends – Robert Hunt			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  7 Corey Bramlet  8 Drew Olson Running backs 20 Larry Croom 32 Cedric Humes 21 Jonathan Smith Wide receivers 89 Skyler Fulton 81 Justin McCullum 19 Justin Surrency 15 Harry Williams Tight ends 86 Cole Downer 84 Ben Hall		Offensive linemen 62 Brian Barthelmes C/G 77 Marko Cavka T 79 Sameeh McDonald T 64 Tony Pape T 53 Donovan Raiola C 61 Tre' Stallings G 68 Adam Stenavich G Defensive linemen 73 Willie Evans DE 90 Norman Heuer DT 99 Tim Jones DE 98 Lynn McGruder DT 75 Alvin Smith DT 97 Marcus West DE		Linebackers 44 Derrick Ballard OLB 43 Greg Carothers OLB 40 Wendell Hunter 55 Kurt Kahui OLB 54 Sam McGrew 45 Tanuvasa Moe 51 Lawrence Pinson OLB Defensive backs 22 Robert Durham CB 37 Abraham Elimimian CB 42 Deandre' Eiland S 25 Kevin Garrett CB 33 Erick Harris S 26 Grant Mason DB 27 Jamie Thompson S Special teams 17 Jaret Johnson K  9 Glenn Pakulak P		National players 34 Michael Andrew RB   50 Carl-Johan Björk MLB   38 Sergey Ivanov S   18 Noriaki Kinoshita WR   71 Patrice Majondo-Mwamba DT   76 Pascal Matla G   56 Akwasi Mensah LB   88 Yoan Schnee TE   96 Daniel Watts DE   Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	April 14	at Frankfurt Galaxy	L 14–30	0–1	Commerzbank-Arena	38,125	Recap
2	April 20	Rhein Fire	L 10–16	0–2	Amsterdam ArenA	14,611	Recap
3	April 20	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	May 12	at Hamburg Sea Devils	L 17–24	2–3	AOL Arena	15,271	Recap
6	May 18	Hamburg Sea Devils	W 41–31	3–3	Amsterdam ArenA	9,384	Recap
7	May 25	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	June 9	at Cologne Centurions	L 13–31	3–6	RheinEnergieStadion	12,878	Recap
10	June 15	Berlin Thunder	W 21–20	4–6	Olympisch Stadion	11,893	Recap

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Standings

NFL Europa League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Hamburg Sea Devils	7	3	0	.700	231	176	4–1	3–2	W4
Frankfurt Galaxy	7	3	0	.700	254	179	5–0	2–3	W1
Cologne Centurions	6	4	0	.600	205	172	2–3	4–1	L1
Rhein Fire	4	6	0	.400	166	212	2–3	2–3	L1
Amsterdam Admirals	4	6	0	.400	194	250	3–2	1–4	W1
Berlin Thunder	2	8	0	.200	146	207	0–5	2–3	L6

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Game summaries

Week 1: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week One: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy

Period	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 14
• Game time: 7:10 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 38,125
• Referee: Don Carey

Week 2: vs Rhein Fire

Week Two: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals

Period	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 20
• Game time: 8:05 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 14,611
• Referee: Terry Brown

Week 3: at Berlin Thunder

Week Three: Amsterdam Admirals at Berlin Thunder

Period	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 28
• Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 11,942
• Referee: John Hussey

Week 4: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Four: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals

Period	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 6
• Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 10,788
• Referee: Tom Symonette

Week 5: at Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Five: Amsterdam Admirals at Hamburg Sea Devils

Period	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 12
• Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 15,271
• Referee: Craig Wrolstad

Week 6: vs Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Six: Hamburg Sea Devils at Amsterdam Admirals

Period	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 18
• Game time: 8:04 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 9,384
• Referee: Alberto Riveron

Week 7: vs Cologne Centurions

Week Seven: Cologne Centurions at Amsterdam Admirals

Period	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 25
• Game time: 8:05 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 11,714
• Referee: Don Carey

Week 8: at Rhein Fire

Week Eight: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire

Period	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 3
• Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 20,355
• Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 9: at Cologne Centurions

Week Nine: Amsterdam Admirals at Cologne Centurions

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	3	7	3	0	13
Cologne	0	14	3	14	31

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

• Date: Saturday, June 9
• Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 12,878
• Referee: John Hessey

Week 10: vs Berlin Thunder

Week Ten: Berlin Thunder at Amsterdam Admirals

Period	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 15
• Game time: 8:07 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 11,893
• Referee: Tom Symonette

Notes

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