2000 Berlin Thunder season

2000 Berlin Thunder season
Head coach	Peter Vaas
General manager	Michael Lang
Home field	Jahn-Sportpark
Results
Record	4–6
Division place	6th
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2000 Berlin Thunder season was the second season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Peter Vaas in his first year, and played its home games at Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of four wins and six losses.

Offseason

Free agent draft

2000 Berlin Thunder NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order			Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Overall	Player name	Position	College
1	1	1	Jonathan Brown	DE	Tennessee
2	1	7	Jami Oats	CB	South Carolina State
3	6	18	Chris Jackson	WR	Washington State
4	1	19	Troy Saunders	CB	Florida State
5	6	30	Robert Scott	WR	Utah State
6	1	31	Marques Brigham	RB	Wyoming
7	6	42	Mike Cook	QB	William & Mary
8	1	43	Mesene Louisdor	CB	Central Michigan
9	5	53	Anthony Ladd	WR	Cincinnati
9	6	54	Mercedes Hamilton	G	Tennessee
10	1	55	Kenny Watts	G	Utah State
11	6	66	Brian McKenzie	RB	Brigham Young
12	1	67	Adam Young	TE	Dartmouth
13	6	78	Mike Sutton	DE	LSU
14	1	79	John George	WR	Southern
15	6	90	Billy Gustin	S	Purdue
16	1	91	Antwuan Wyatt	WR	Bethune-Cookman
17	6	102	Keith Williams	S	St. Cloud State
18	1	103	Travis Hardin	T	Kentucky State
19	6	114	Harry Deligianis	DT	Youngstown State
20	1	115	Pascal Volz	WR	New Mexico
21	6	126	Jermaine Derricott	S	South Carolina State

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Personnel

Staff

2000 Berlin Thunder staff

Front office

General Manager – Michael Lang

Head coaches

Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator – Peter Vaas

Offensive coaches

National Coach/Running Backs – Shuan Fatah
Wide Receivers – Bobby Beers
Offensive Line – Bob Bicknell

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Steve Carson
Defensive Line – Mickey Mays
Defensive Backs – Stephen Braggs

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Ron McKeefery

Roster

2000 Berlin Thunder roster

Quarterbacks

8 Mike Cook
15 Eric Kresser
13 Scott Milanovich

Running backs

33 Marques Brigham
25 Vershan Jackson
28 Carl McCullough
45 Brian Shay

Wide receivers

82 Thabiti Davis
81 Damon Dunn
18 Anthony Ladd
87 Robert Scott

Tight ends

89 Jason Freeman
5 Tywan Mitchell

Offensive linemen

75 Tony Berti T
65 Jon Blackman G
70 Rome Douglas T
67 Mike Edwards T
76 Grant Garrett G
74 Thomas Guynes OL
77 Travis Hardin T
60 Brian Waters C
66 Jon Zatechka G

Defensive linemen

92 Jonathan Brown DE
90 Bill Duff DT
91 T. J. Frier DT
93 Henry Slay DT
99 Mike Sutton DE
98 Greg Wilkins DT

Linebackers

56 Sedric Clark LB
55 Lamont Green OLB
54 Richard Hogans MLB
51 Joe Phipps OLB

Defensive backs

23 Duane Butler CB
21 Donnie Caldwell DB
24 Chris Cummings CB
40 Billy Gustin S
43 Zebbie Lethridge DB
27 Kevin Peoples S
26 Troy Saunders CB

Special teams

10 Jaret Holmes K
2 Brian Moorman P

National players

20 Lelan Brickus DB
58 Christian Czwalinna LB
80 Marico Gregersen WR
84 Jörg Heckenbach WR
9 Axel Kruse K
36 Kim Kuci RB
53 Rene Neunzig LB
35 Richard Yancy S

Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site	Attendance
1	Saturday, April 15	7:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	L 7–32	0–1	Jahn-Sportpark	10,785
2	Monday, April 24	5:00 p.m.	at Barcelona Dragons	W 28–21	1–1	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	7,500
3	Saturday, April 29	7:00 p.m.	Scottish Claymores	W 24–20	2–1	Jahn-Sportpark	7,913
4	Sunday, May 7	3:00 p.m.	at Scottish Claymores	L 3–42	2–2	Murrayfield Stadium	8,912
5	Saturday, May 13	7:00 p.m.	at Amsterdam Admirals	L 21–24 ^OT	2–3	Amsterdam ArenA	10,320
6	Sunday, May 21	3:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	W 25–21 ^OT	3–3	Jahn-Sportpark	10,273
7	Saturday, May 27	7:00 p.m.	at Rhein Fire	L 27–28	3–4	Rheinstadion	33,437
8	Saturday, June 3	7:00 p.m.	Barcelona Dragons	L 9–22	3–5	Jahn-Sportpark	7,932
9	Saturday, June 10	7:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	W 28–15	4–5	Jahn-Sportpark	8,014
10	Saturday, June 17	6:00 p.m.	at Frankfurt Galaxy	L 17–24	4–6	Waldstadion	31,648

Standings

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Rhein Fire	7	3	0	.700	279	209	5–0	2–3	W1
Scottish Claymores	6	4	0	.600	273	165	4–1	2–3	L1
Barcelona Dragons	5	5	0	.500	194	212	2–3	3–2	W1
Amsterdam Admirals	4	6	0	.400	206	243	3–2	1–4	L3
Frankfurt Galaxy	4	6	0	.400	206	269	1–4	3–2	W2
Berlin Thunder	4	6	0	.400	189	249	3–2	1–4	L1

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Notes

↑ All times local to where the game was played.

References

↑ "NFL Europe Draft List". SI.com. February 24, 2000. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
↑ "2000 NFL Europe League Standings". NFL Europe League. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved January 11, 2011.

Berlin Thunder

Founded in 1999 Folded in 2007 Based in Berlin, Germany

The Franchise	Franchise Coaches

Stadiums	Jahn-Sportpark Olympic Stadium

Head coaches	Wes Chandler Peter Vaas Rick Lantz John Allen

World Bowl appearances (4)	IX X XII XIII

League championships (3)	2001 2002 2004

Seasons	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

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