The 2006 Berlin Thunder season was the eighth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Rick Lantz in his third year, and played its home games at Olympic Stadium and Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of two wins, seven losses and one tie.
Offseason Free agent draft + 2006 Berlin Thunder NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 5 A. J. Lindsay DT Temple 2 11 Joe Mimucci DT Delaware 3 14 Kevin Harrison LB Eastern Michigan 4 23 Willie Ford CB Syracuse 5 26 Little John Flowers RB Michigan State 6 35 Ben Moa RB Utah 7 38 Reggie Love LB Duke 8 47 Quentin Swain LB Florida Atlantic 9 50 Marty Johnson RB Utah
Personnel Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Saturday, March 18 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals W 33–29 1–0–0 Amsterdam ArenA 16,341 2 Saturday, March 25 6:00 p.m. Rhein Fire L 0–22 1–1–0 Olympic Stadium 13,105 3 Saturday, April 1 6:00 p.m. at Hamburg Sea Devils T 17–17 1–1–1 AOL Arena 15,837 4 Saturday, April 8 6:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals L 31–38 1–2–1 Olympic Stadium 11,443 5 Monday, April 17 6:00 p.m. Cologne Centurions W 24–13 2–2–1 Olympic Stadium 13,559 6 Saturday, April 22 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 17–18 2–3–1 Commerzbank-Arena 26,812 7 Saturday, April 29 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire L 24–27 2–4–1 LTU arena 20,598 8 Sunday, May 7 4:00 p.m. Hamburg Sea Devils L 14–38 2–5–1 Olympic Stadium 16,762 9 Sunday, May 14 4:00 p.m. at Cologne Centurions L 7–25 2–6–1 RheinEnergieStadion 12,438 10 Saturday, May 20 6:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy L 13–14 2–7–1 Jahn-Sportpark 14,225
Standings
Game summaries Week 1: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week 2: vs Rhein Fire
Week 3: at Hamburg Sea Devils
Week 4: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week 5: vs Cologne Centurions
Week 6: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 7: at Rhein Fire
Week 8: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
Week 9: at Cologne Centurions
Week 10: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
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, Berlin had three players selected. The selections were:
Chad Beasley, guard Anthony Floyd, safety Christian Mohr, national player
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