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7 unusual facts about NFL Europe


Ade Fuqua

A former Free Agent American Football wide receiver in the National Football League and NFLE with prototypical wide receiver skills and the athletic ability to play on the professional level even with a limited football background.

Alton Byrd

From 1997 to 1998, he was the general manager of the London Monarchs of NFL Europe.

Ingo Anderbrügge

After retiring as a player, and before he started coaching, Anderbrügge played two seasons with NFL Europe team Rhein Fire.

Johnny Grier

He was replaced by the back judge on his crew, Scott Green, who had previous experience as a referee in NFL Europe.

Richard Adjei

He is also former American football linebacker for Rhein Fire, Berlin Thunder in the NFL Europe and Düsseldorf Panther in the GFL.

Super Goal

The Stars Football League and NFL Europe, both American football leagues, have had a similar concept in which field goals longer than 50 yards have been worth 4 points instead of 3.

Two-point conversion

The NFL's developmental league, NFL Europe (and its former entity, the World League of American Football), adopted the two-point conversion rule for its entire existence from 1991 through 2007.


B. J. Symons

Symons played professionally for the Houston Texans and the Chicago Bears of the NFL, the Frankfurt Galaxy and Berlin Thunder in NFL Europe, and the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League.

Dave Pasch

Before working with ESPN, Pasch worked for the West Virginia Radio Corporation for high school football; CBS Radio/Westwood One for golf, NFL, and college basketball tournaments; Fox Sports for NFL Europe and NFL, Detroit Vipers, and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League.

The Helmet Project

The Helmet Project began in 1999 covering NCAA college football, and has since expanded to cover the NAIA, National Football League and NFL Europe, Canadian Football League, Arena Football League and af2, the United Football League, and Canadian Interuniversity Sport.


see also

Craig Shemon

In addition to Yahoo Sports Radio, he also served as a talk show host for Fox Sports Radio and has called play-by-play for NFL on Fox, NFL Europe on NFL Network, and college football and basketball for the Big Ten Network.