The 2006 Cologne Centurions season was the third season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach David Duggan in his first year, and played its home games at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany. They finished the regular season in fourth place with a record of four wins and six losses.
Offseason
Free agent draft + 2006 Cologne Centurions NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 4 Darrell Wright DE Oregon 2 10 Reggie Newhouse WR Baylor 3 15 Todd Bates DE Alabama 4 22 Randee Drew DB Northern Illinois 5 27 Omar Nazel DE Southern California 6 34 Bryan Save DT Colorado State 7 39 Thomas Houchin DE Kansas State 8 46 Chase Johnson C Texas Christian 9 51 Ryan Hoffman DE Shippensburg State 10 57 Matt Clark CB UCLA
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Saturday, March 18 6:00 p.m. at Hamburg Sea Devils W 14–10 1–0 AOL Arena 15,243 2 Sunday, March 26 4:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals L 15–20 1–1 RheinEnergieStadion 17,251 3 Sunday, April 2 4:00 p.m. Rhein Fire L 10–20 1–2 RheinEnergieStadion 16,961 4 Saturday, April 8 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 14–21 1–3 Commerzbank-Arena 23,125 5 Monday, April 17 6:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder L 13–24 1–4 Olympic Stadium 13,559 6 Sunday, April 23 4:00 p.m. Hamburg Sea Devils W 20–17 2–4 RheinEnergieStadion 9,238 7 Sunday, April 30 4:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy L 10–17 2–5 RheinEnergieStadion 11,800 8 Saturday, May 6 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals W 20–13 3–5 Amsterdam ArenA 12,228 9 Sunday, May 14 4:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder W 25–7 4–5 RheinEnergieStadion 12,438 10 Saturday, May 20 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire L 10–21 4–6 LTU arena 28,334
Standings
Game summaries
Week 1: at Hamburg Sea Devils
Week 2: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week 3: vs Rhein Fire
Week 4: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 5: at Berlin Thunder
Week 6: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
Week 7: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 8: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week 9: vs Berlin Thunder
Week 10: at Rhein Fire
Honors After the completion of the regular season, the All-NFL Europe League team was selected by the NFLEL coaching staffs, members of a media panel and fans voting online at NFLEurope.com. Overall, Cologne had four players selected. The selections were:
Philippe Gardent, linebacker Gabe Lindstrom, punter Erik Pears, guard Bryan Save, defensive tackle
Additionally, Gardent was named co-defensive MVP, sharing the award with Amsterdam Admirals' defensive tackle Tony Brown. The French, who was in his fourth season in the NFLEL and second with Cologne, became the first national player to win MVP honors after leading the league with 70 tackles.
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