The 2006

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season was the 12th season for the franchise in the

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League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach

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in his first year, and played its home games at

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, Germany. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of six wins and four losses.

Offseason

Free agent draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Schedule

Standings

Game summaries

Week 1: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week 2: at Berlin Thunder

Week 3: at Cologne Centurions

Week 4: vs Hamburg Sea Devils

Week 5: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week 6: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week 7: vs Berlin Thunder

Week 8: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week 9: at Hamburg Sea Devils

Week 10: vs Cologne Centurions

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, Rhein had four players selected. The selections were: *

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, tight end * Terrence Robinson, linebacker * Derrick Strong, defensive end *

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, cornerback

Notes

References

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Rhein Fire seasons