The 2007 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the 15th and final season for the franchise in the NFL Europa League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Mike Jones in his fourth year, and played its home games at Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of seven wins and three losses. In World Bowl XV, Frankfurt lost to the Hamburg Sea Devils 37–28. The National Football League (NFL) announced the closure of its European branch on June 29.
Offseason
Free agent draft + 2007 Frankfurt Galaxy NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 6 Zac Woodfin LB UAB 2 12 Edorian McCullough CB Texas 3 13 David Jones TE LSU 4 24 Craig Bailey LB Nevada 5 25 Ben Sobieski G Iowa 6 36 Brandon Middleton WR Houston 7 37 Bobby Harris T Mississippi 8 48 Robert Ortiz WR San Diego State 9 49 Kyle Killion LB Indiana 10 60 Josh Sewell C Nebraska 11 61 Billy Alford CB Vanderbilt 12 72 Justin Brown DE East Central (OK) 13 73 Charles Missant C Western Michigan 14 84 Matt Sinclair LB Illinois 15 85 Charles Anthony RB Tennessee State 16 96 Ron Rockett S Wyoming 17 97 Raymond Washington CB Fresno State 18 108 Chris Laskowski S Florida Atlantic 19 109 Kellen Pruitt LB Syracuse 20 120 Roscoe Crosby WR Clemson 21 121 Felton Huggins WR Southeastern Louisiana
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 Amsterdam Admirals W 30–14 1–0 Commerzbank-Arena 38,125 Recap 2 at Cologne Centurions W 18–13 2–0 RheinEnergieStadion 16,422 Recap 3 Hamburg Sea Devils W 20–17 3–0 Commerzbank-Arena 29,091 Recap 4 May 6 at Amsterdam Admirals L 17–19 3–1 Amsterdam Arena 10,788 Recap 5 at Rhein Fire L 24–27 3–2 LTU arena 27,349 Recap 6 May 20 Berlin Thunder W 35–7 4–2 Commerzbank-Arena 30,125 Recap 7 Rhein Fire W 23–10 5–2 Commerzbank-Arena 32,789 Recap 8 at Berlin Thunder W 25–22 6–2 Olympiastadion 11,882 Recap 9 at Hamburg Sea Devils L 31–36 6–3 AOL Arena 30,528 Recap 10 Cologne Centurions W 31–14 7–3 Commerzbank-Arena 35,087 Recap Postseason June 23 Hamburg Sea Devils L 28–37 0–1 Commerzbank-Arena 48,125 Recap
Standings
Game summaries
Week 1: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week 2: at Cologne Centurions
Week 3: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
Week 4: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week 5: at Rhein Fire
Week 6: vs Berlin Thunder
Week 7: vs Rhein Fire
Week 8: at Berlin Thunder
Week 9: at Hamburg Sea Devils
Week 10: vs Cologne Centurions
World Bowl XV
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, Frankfurt had seven players selected. The selections were:
Bobby Harris, offensive tackle Rhys Lloyd, placekicker Matt McChesney, guard Brandon Middleton, wide receiver Shirdonya Mitchell, cornerback J. T. O'Sullivan, quarterback Matt Sinclair, linebacker
Additionally, O'Sullivan was named offensive co-MVP alongside running back Derrick Ross of the Cologne Centurions. O'Sullivan started all ten games and led the league in passer rating (104.8), and passing yards (2,201) while tying for the lead with 16 touchdown passes. He completed 174 of 254 passes with seven interceptions and also rushed 31 times for 110 yards and two touchdowns.
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