2007 Frankfurt Galaxy season
Introduction Frankfurt at Hamburg, June 9, 2007The '''2007 Frankfurt Galaxy season''' was the 15th and final season for the franchise in the NFL Europa League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Mike Jones in his fourth year, and played its home games at Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of seven wins and three losses. In World Bowl XV, Frankfurt lost to the Hamburg Sea Devils 37–28.The National Football League (NFL) announced the closure of its European branch on June 29.
Offseason ===Free agent draft===+ 2007 Frankfurt Galaxy NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 6 Zac Woodfin LB UAB 2 12 Edorian McCullough CB Texas 3 13 David Jones TE LSU 4 24 Craig Bailey LB Nevada 5 25 Ben Sobieski G Iowa 6 36 Brandon Middleton WR Houston 7 37 Bobby Harris T Mississippi 8 48 Robert Ortiz WR San Diego State 9 49 Kyle Killion LB Indiana 10 60 Josh Sewell C Nebraska 11 61 Billy Alford CB Vanderbilt 12 72 Justin Brown DE East Central (OK) 13 73 Charles Missant C Western Michigan 14 84 Matt Sinclair LB Illinois 15 85 Charles Anthony RB Tennessee State 16 96 Ron Rockett S Wyoming 17 97 Raymond Washington CB Fresno State 18 108 Chris Laskowski S Florida Atlantic 19 109 Kellen Pruitt LB Syracuse 20 120 Roscoe Crosby WR Clemson 21 121 Felton Huggins WR Southeastern Louisiana
Personnel ===Staff======Roster===
Schedule  Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1  Amsterdam Admirals '''W''' 30–14 1–0 Commerzbank-Arena 38,125  Recap 2  at Cologne Centurions '''W''' 18–13 2–0 RheinEnergieStadion 16,422  Recap 3   Hamburg Sea Devils '''W''' 20–17  3–0 Commerzbank-Arena 29,091  Recap 4 May 6 at Amsterdam Admirals '''L''' 17–19 3–1 Amsterdam Arena 10,788  Recap 5  at Rhein Fire '''L''' 24–27 3–2 LTU arena 27,349  Recap 6 May 20 Berlin Thunder '''W''' 35–7 4–2 Commerzbank-Arena 30,125  Recap 7  Rhein Fire '''W''' 23–10 5–2 Commerzbank-Arena 32,789  Recap 8  at Berlin Thunder '''W''' 25–22 6–2 Olympiastadion 11,882  Recap 9  at Hamburg Sea Devils '''L''' 31–36 6–3 AOL Arena 30,528  Recap 10  Cologne Centurions '''W''' 31–14 7–3 Commerzbank-Arena 35,087  RecapWorld Bowl XV  Postseason  June 23  Hamburg Sea Devils '''L''' 28–37 0–1 Commerzbank-Arena 48,125   Recap
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, offensive tackle* Rhys Lloyd, placekicker* Matt McChesney, guard* Brandon Middleton, wide receiver* Shirdonya Mitchell, cornerback* J. T. O'Sullivan, quarterback* Matt Sinclair, linebackerAdditionally, O'Sullivan was named offensive co-MVP alongside running back Derrick Ross of the Cologne Centurions. O'Sullivan started all ten games and led the league in passer rating (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.
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