2003 Berlin Thunder season

General manager| Michael Lang
Head coach| Peter Vaas
Home field| Olympic Stadium
Results
Record| 3–7
Division place| 6th
Playoff finish| Did not qualify

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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[edit]

### Free agent draft[edit]

2003 Berlin Thunder NFLEL free agent draft selections  Draft order  | Player name  | Position  | College

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Round  | Choice
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[edit]

### Staff[edit]

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 Brown
* 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

1. ^ "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.
2. ^ "2003 Berlin Thunder roster". SI.com. May 8, 2003. Archived from the original on August 4, 2003. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
3. ^ "NFL Europe standings". SI.com. June 8, 2003. Archived from the original on August 4, 2003. Retrieved October 6, 2012.

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

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* Jahn-Sportpark
* Olympic Stadium

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