2003 Berlin Thunder season

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

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
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 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

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

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.