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NFL Europe 2001© More from this issueKurt Warner. Scott Mitchell. Brad Johnson. Jon Kitna. George Coghill. Bill Schroeder. Michael Sinclair. La'roi Glover. Marcus Robinson. Damon Huard. Darren Bennett. Chan Gailey. Mike Riley. What more could you possibly ask of a developmental league? Since 1991, the NFL has been the only American sports league to create, fund, and operate a separate league anywhere in the world. The league was founded primarily to develop American football in Europe, but more importantly for those of us in the States, to give invaluable playing time to talent who otherwise might be unable to ever get on the field. Originally, the league featured both American and European teams. After a two year hiatus, the league returned in 1995 as a six team all European venture. During the 2000 season, over eighty former NFL-Europe stars played significant roles on NFL rosters. While NFL-Europe may be a lost leader in the financial column, no one can argue against the importance of these players and coaches to their allocated NFL teams. Amsterdam Admirals Head Coach: Bart Andrus Andrus begins his first year as head coach of the Admirals. Previously the offensive coordinator ofthe Rhein Fire, and three seasons in the NFL with the Tennessee Titans/Oilers as an offensive assistant (1997-98) and as the quarterbacks coach in 1999. Defensive Coordinator: Larry Owens Special Teams/ Defensive Backs: Jeff Reinebold Defensive Line Coach: Darryl Sims Offensive Coordinator: Jeff Lewis National Coach/ Running Backs: John Leijten Offensive Assistant: Harry Justvig Barcelona Dragons Head Coach: Jack Bicknell Jack Bicknell, the former BC legend and father of La. Tech head man Jack III, enters his 40th year of coaching and has won more NFL Europe regular season games (44) than any other coach. Defensive Coordinator: Red Kelin Offensive Coordinator: Vince Martino National Coach/ Running Backs: Marcos Guirles Defensive Line Coach: Ken Clarke Offensive Assistant: Sam Rutigliano Defensive Backs: Dan Daniel Berlin Thunder Head Coach: Peter Vaas Peter Vaas enters his second season as head coach of the Berlin Thunder. Prior to his NFL Europe coaching positions, Vaas coached running backs at Notre Dame, was head coach at Holy Cross, and spent a season as the offensive coordinator for the Montreal Allouettes of the CFL. Offensive Coordinator: Bob Bicknell Defensive Coordinator: David Duggan Offensive Assistant: Bobby Beers Defensive Backs: Stephen Braggs Running Backs/ Tight Ends: Shuan Fatah Defensive Line: Lee Johnson Frankfurt Galaxy Head Coach: Doug Graber Doug Graber begins his first year as head coach of the Frankfurt Galaxy. Graber was the head coach of Rutgers University (1990-1995), defensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1987-1989), and coached the defensive backs for the Kansas City Chiefs (1983-1986). Offensive Coordinator: Dwain Painter Defensive Coordinator: Bob Valesente Offensive Line: Roger French Defensive Line: Charles 'Yogi' Jones National Coach/ Tight Ends: Alessandro Cinelli Running Backs/ Special Teams: Brian Jenkins Rhein Fire Head Coach: Pete Kuharchek Kuharchek begins his first season as head coach of the Rhein Fire. Prior to becoming the head coach of the Fire, Kuharchek was the team's defensive coordinator (1996-2000), and defensive coordinator at the University of Texas at El Paso (1993-1995). Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks: Joe Clark Wide Receivers: Booker T. Brooks Offensive Line: Michael Bender Linebackers: Ed O'Neil Defensive Backs: Adrian White National Coach: Jorn Maier Scottish Claymores Head Coach: Gene Dahlquist Dahlquist begins his first season as head coach of the Scottish Claymores. Before coming to NFL Europe, Dahlquist has was the passing game coordinator at the University of Nevada - Las Vegas; offensive coordinator, quarterbacks, and receivers coach at the University of Texas (1992-1997); and offensive coordinator at the University of Illinois (1988-1991). Offensive Coordinator: Mike Deal Defensive Coordinator: Ray Woodard Defensive Line: Jim Tomsula Defensive Assistant/ Defensive Backs: Richard Kent National Coach/ Tight Ends: Stephen McCusker Wide Receivers: Kevin O'Neal |
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