2003 Berlin Thunder season

2003 Berlin Thunder season
Head coach	Peter Vaas
General manager	Michael Lang
Home field	Olympic Stadium
Results
Record	3–7
Division place	6th
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2003 Berlin Thunder season was the fifth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Peter Vaas in his fourth year, and played its home games at Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of three wins and seven losses.

Offseason

Free agent draft

2003 Berlin Thunder NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Player name	Position	College
1	6	Reggie Grimes	DE	Alabama
2	12	Rod Kelly	DE	NE Oklahoma State
3	13	Daryon Brutley	CB	Northern Iowa
4	24	Mark Baniewicz	T	Syracuse
5	25	Byron Thweatt	LB	Virginia
6	36	Calvin Coleman	CB	Montana
7	37	Setema Gali	DE	Brigham Young
8	48	Salem Simon	DT	Northwestern
9	49	Shannon Wadley	LB	South Carolina
10	60	Tim Carter	CB	Tulane
11	61	Freddie Moore	T	Florida A&M
12	72	Joe Wesley	LB	Louisiana State
13	73	Jykine Bradley	CB	Middle Tennessee
14	84	Marvin Coley	DE	North Alabama
15	85	Michael Cook	T	Boston College
16	96	Cedric Pittman	DE	Nevada
17	97	Aaron Harris	RB	Penn State
18	108	Eli Wnek	DE	Arizona
19	109	Phil Stambaugh	QB	Lehigh
20	119	Kunle Williams	DB	Pennsylvania

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Personnel

Staff

2003 Berlin Thunder staff

Front office

General Manager – Michael Lang

Head coaches

Head Coach – Peter Vaas

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Bob Bicknell
Running Backs – Reggie Brooks
Wide Receivers – John Allen
National Coach/Tight Ends/Special Teams – Shuan Fatah

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – David Duggan
Defensive Line – Mike Sutton
Defensive Backs – Richard Kent

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Joe Shufelt

Roster

2003 Berlin Thunder roster

Quarterbacks

10 Henry Burris
7 Phil Stambaugh
12 Mike Watkins

Running backs

22 David Allen
33 Sedrick Irvin

Wide receivers

83 Eugene Baker
5 Pierre Brown
11 Kirk Rogers
81 Sean Scott
2 Elijah Thurmon

Tight ends

88 Bryan Fletcher
85 Chad Hayes
89 Ryan Prince

Offensive linemen

72 Michael Cook G
66 Aaron Crittendon G
74 Alonzo Cunningham G/T
73 Kyle Kipps T
70 Freddie Moore T
69 Yusuf Scott OL
71 Chris Smith T
67 Josh Warner C

Defensive linemen

95 Jovon Bush DT
93 Curry Dawson DT
98 Reggie Grimes DT
90 Salem Simon DT
99 Teto Simpson DE
96 Lamanzer Williams DE
94 Ryan Wingrove DE

Linebackers

45 Chris Ball OLB
54 Chaz Murphy OLB
57 Josh Symonette OLB
58 Byron Thweatt MLB
40 Shannon Wadley OLB
56 Joe Wesley MLB
55 Jamal White OLB

Defensive backs

26 Jykine Bradley CB
25 Daryon Brutley CB
29 Tim Carter S
24 Calvin Coleman CB
27 Travis Coleman CB/S
38 Clint Finley S
21 Jeff Harris CB

Special teams

8 Steve Cheek P
1 J. R. Jenkins K

National players

28 Foad Ajdir DB
86 James Brazier WR
20 Lelan Brickus S
75 Daniel Datz DE
43 Philippe Gardent LB
80 Marico Gregersen WR
84 Jörg Heckenbach WR
35 Patrice Kancel RB
9 Axel Kruse K

Rookies in italics

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Standings

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Frankfurt Galaxy	6	4	0	.600	252	182	4–1	2–3	L1
Rhein Fire	6	4	0	.600	189	188	4–1	2–3	W1
Scottish Claymores	6	4	0	.600	303	190	3–2	3–2	W4
FC Barcelona Dragons	5	5	0	.500	150	221	2–3	3–2	L3
Amsterdam Admirals	4	6	0	.400	230	273	2–3	2–3	L1
Berlin Thunder	3	7	0	.300	248	318	2–3	1–4	W1

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References

↑ "Issa boogies to Barcelona in NFLEL free agent draft". NFL Europe League. February 5, 2003. Archived from the original on February 19, 2003. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
↑ "2003 Berlin Thunder roster". SI.com. May 8, 2003. Archived from the original on August 4, 2003. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
↑ "NFL Europe standings". SI.com. June 8, 2003. Archived from the original on August 4, 2003. Retrieved October 6, 2012.

Berlin Thunder
Founded in 1999 Folded in 2007 Based in Berlin, Germany
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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