The 2007 Cologne Centurions season was the fourth and final season for the franchise in the

NFL Europa NFL Europe League (simply called NFL Europe and known in its final season as NFL Europa League) was a professional American football league that functioned as the developmental minor league of the National Football League (NFL). Originally f ...

League (NFLEL). The team were led by head coach David Duggan in his second year and played its home games at RheinEnergieStadion in

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, Germany. When Duggan gave up coaching after week nine due to health issues,

defensive coordinator A defensive coordinator is a coach responsible for a gridiron football (American football) team's defense. Generally, the defensive coordinator, the offensive coordinator and the special teams coordinator represent the second level of a team's c ...

John Lyons was elevated to the position of interim head coach for the final game. They finished the season in third place with a record of six wins and four losses. The

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(NFL) announced the closure of its European branch on June 29.

Offseason

Free agent draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Schedule

Standings

Game summaries

Week 1: at Hamburg Sea Devils

Week 2: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week 3: at Rhein Fire

Week 4: vs Berlin Thunder

Week 5: at Berlin Thunder

Week 6: vs Rhein Fire

Week 7: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week 8: vs Hamburg Sea Devils

Week 9: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week 10: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Honors

After the completion of the regular season, the All-NFL Europa League team was selected by the NFLEL coaching staffs, members of a media panel and fans voting online at NFLEurope.com. Overall, Cologne had eight players selected, tying for the most with Hamburg. The selections were: *

Bobby Blizzard Bobby Blizzard (born March 22, 1980 in Hampton, Virginia) is an American football coach and former tight end most recently serving as the assistant offensive coordinator and running backs coach for the Dallas Renegades. He originally signed with ...

, tight end *

Greg Eslinger Greg Eslinger (born April 23, 1983) is a former American college and professional American football center. He played college football for the University of Minnesota, received consensus All-American honors, and was recognized as the best coll ...

, center * Philippe Gardent, linebacker * Jason Hall, defensive end * Kevin House, cornerback *

Chris Reis Chris Reis (born September 19, 1983) played as an American football safety for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Georgia T ...

, safety *

Derrick Ross ''For the National Football League running back, see Derek Ross'' Derrick Lewis Ross (born December 29, 1983) was an American football/arena football running back for the Jacksonville Sharks of the National Arena League (NAL). He played one sea ...

, running back *

Kevin Vickerson Kevin Darnell Vickerson (born January 8, 1983) is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan State. Vickerson has also been a ...

, defensive tackle Additionally, Hall and Ross were named defensive and co-offensive MVPs, respectively. Hall set a franchise record with 12 sacks and anchored the Centurions defense which ranked first in total yards allowed (2,561) and total points allowed (172). He also tied a league record by recording a sack in seven consecutive games. Ross, who shared the award with Frankfurt's quarterback

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, was the NFLEL's leading rusher with 802 yards and four 100-yard games. He also totaled a league-best 933 yards from scrimmage (802 rushing, 131 receiving) and scored five touchdowns.

Notes

References

{{2007 NFL Europa season by team

Cologne Centurions (NFL Europe) seasons