2000 Berlin Thunder season

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

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* Berlin Thunder
* 2001 ->

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[edit]

### Free agent draft[edit]

2000 Berlin Thunder NFLEL free agent draft selections  Draft order  | Player name  | Position  | College

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Round  | Choice  | Overall
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[edit]

### Staff[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Week  | Date  | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent  | Results  | Game site  | Attendance

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Final score  | Team record
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[edit]

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[edit]

1. ^ All times local to where the game was played.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "NFL Europe Draft List". SI.com. February 24, 2000. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
2. ^ "2000 NFL Europe League Standings". NFL Europe League. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved January 11, 2011.

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