
The 2007
Frankfurt Galaxy season was the 15th 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) was a professional American football league that functioned as the developmental minor league of the National Football League (NFL). Originally founded ...
League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach
Mike Jones in his fourth year, and played its home games at
Commerzbank-Arena
The Waldstadion (, ''Forest Stadium''), currently known as Deutsche Bank Park for sponsorship purposes, is a retractable roof sports stadium in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. The home stadium of the football club Eintracht Frankfurt, it was opened ...
in
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the forela ...
, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of seven wins and three losses. In
World Bowl XV
World Bowl XV, officially known as Yello Strom World Bowl XV, was NFL Europa's 2007 championship game, and the final game in the league's history. It was played at Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt, Germany on Saturday, June 23, 2007. The defendin ...
, Frankfurt lost to the
Hamburg Sea Devils 37–28. The
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a Professional gridiron football, professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National ...
(NFL) announced the closure of its European branch on June 29.
Offseason
Free agent draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule
Standings
Game summaries
Week 1: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week 2: at Cologne Centurions
Week 3: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
Week 4: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week 5: at Rhein Fire
Week 6: vs Berlin Thunder
Week 7: vs Rhein Fire
Week 8: at Berlin Thunder
Week 9: at Hamburg Sea Devils
Week 10: vs Cologne Centurions
World Bowl XV
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, Frankfurt had seven players selected. The selections were:
*
Bobby Harris
Bobby Harris (born June 15, 1983) is a former professional American and Canadian football offensive lineman who last played for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free a ...
, offensive tackle
*
Rhys Lloyd, placekicker
*
Matt McChesney, guard
*
Brandon Middleton
Brandon Anthony Middleton (born January 2, 1981) is an American former professional football wide receiver and currently is the offensive coordinator at Royal High School in Brookshire, Texas. Middleton was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an un ...
, wide receiver
*
Shirdonya Mitchell, cornerback
*
J. T. O'Sullivan, quarterback
*
Matt Sinclair, linebacker
Additionally, O'Sullivan was named offensive co-
MVP
MVP most commonly refers to:
* Most valuable player, an award, typically for the best performing player in a sport or competition
* Minimum viable product, a concept for feature estimating used in business and engineering
MVP may also refer to:
...
alongside running back
Derrick Ross
Derrick Lewis Ross (born December 29, 1983) is an American former professional football running back who played in the Arena Football League (AFL), National Football League (NFL), and NFL Europe. Ross played college football at Blinn College a ...
of the Cologne Centurions. O'Sullivan started all ten games and led the league in
passer rating
Passer rating (also known as passing efficiency in college football) is a measure of the performance of passers, primarily quarterbacks, in gridiron football. There are two formulas currently in use: one used by both the National Football Leagu ...
(104.8), and passing yards (2,201) while tying for the lead with 16 touchdown passes. He completed 174 of 254 passes with seven interceptions and also rushed 31 times for 110 yards and two touchdowns.
Notes
References
{{2007 NFL Europa season by team
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the forela ...
Frankfurt Galaxy seasons