2002 Amsterdam Admirals season

The 2002 Amsterdam Admirals season was the eighth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Bart Andrus in his second year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of four wins and six losses.

2002 Amsterdam Admirals season
General manager	Ronald Buys
Head coach	Bart Andrus
Home stadium	Amsterdam ArenA
Results
Record	4–6
Division place	5th
Playoffs	Did not qualify
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Offseason

Free agent draft

2002 Amsterdam Admirals NFLEL free agent draft selections

Draft order			Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Overall
1	2	2	Mike Sutton	DE	Louisiana State
2	2	8	Jeremy Beutler	LB	Ohio
3	5	17	Brandon Godsey	CB	Miami (Ohio)
4	2	20	Rick Crowell	LB	Colorado State
5	5	29	Wes Hines	G	McNeese State
6	2	32	Ryan Kalich	G	Florida
7	5	41	Jim Stull	T	Delaware
8	2	44	Geroy Simon	WR	Maryland

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Personnel

Staff

2002 Amsterdam Admirals staff

	Front office General Manager – Ronald Buys Head coaches Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator – Bart Andrus Offensive coaches National Coach/Running Backs – John Leijten Wide Receivers/Tight Ends – Harry Justvig Offensive Line – Jeff Lewis			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Larry Owens Defensive Line – Darryl Sims Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Jeff Reinebold

Roster

2002 Amsterdam Admirals roster

	Quarterbacks 13 Kevin Daft  1 David Dinkins 11 Ken Mastrole Running backs 20 Rafael Cooper 22 Morgan Kane 27 Jerry Westbrooks Wide receivers 83 Reggie Allen 80 Joey Getherall  2 Kenyon Hambrick  7 Marcus Knight 84 Corey Nelson Tight ends 87 Ryan Collins 82 Bryan Walker		Offensive linemen 78 Adam Davis G 68 Rob Gatrell G 62 Ryan Kalich G 77 Marques McFadden G 75 Damon Nivens T 66 Tupe Peko C 60 Ian Rafferty T 74 Chase Raynock T 71 Jim Stull T Defensive linemen 92 John Gilmore DT 90 Reggie Hargrove DT 93 Terrell Jurineack DE 96 Jermaine Miles DE 91 Scott Pospisil DT 99 Mike Sutton DE 95 Jesse Warren DE 97 Colston Weatherington DT		Linebackers 52 Rick Crowell 59 Dwan Epps 50 Eric Guenther 57 Riall Johnson 53 Paris Lenon 51 Kevin Rollins 54 Josh Stamer Defensive backs 25 Kory Blackwell CB 43 Derek Combs CB 28 Brandon Godsey CB 23 Clinton Hart S 35 Ligarius Jennings CB 24 Ontei Jones S 45 Blaine McElmurry S 38 Raymond Perryman S 21 Josh Phillips S Special teams  9 Andrew Bayes P 16 Jay O'Donnell K		National players 98 Patrick Blokland DE 14 Silvio Diliberto K 73 Michael Jonsson G 58 Masafumi Kawaguchi LB 18 Niels Meijer WR 86 Takao Mizuguchi WR 94 Bernard Rozic DT 81 Kashino Shinsuke WR Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff [n 1]	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
1	Saturday, April 13	7:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	W 27–10	1–0	Amsterdam ArenA	13,743
2	Saturday, April 20	6:00 p.m.	at Berlin Thunder	W 24–19	2–0	Jahn-Sportpark	10,699
3	Saturday, April 27	5:30 p.m.	at Barcelona Dragons	L 27–30	2–1	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	8,200
4	Friday, May 3	8:00 p.m.	Berlin Thunder	L 9–28	2–2	Amsterdam ArenA	10,207
5	Saturday, May 11	7:00 p.m.	Scottish Claymores	L 13–16	2–3	Amsterdam ArenA	9,243
6	Sunday, May 19	7:00 p.m.	at Frankfurt Galaxy	L 19–21	2–4	Waldstadion	27,456
7	Sunday, May 26	4:00 p.m.	at Scottish Claymores	L 13–17	2–5	Hampden Park	10,373
8	Saturday, June 1	7:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	L 13–20	2–6	Amsterdam ArenA	11,983
9	Saturday, June 8	7:00 p.m.	Barcelona Dragons	W 45–31	3–6	Amsterdam ArenA	13,146
10	Saturday, June 15	7:00 p.m.	at Rhein Fire	W 28–10	4–6	Rheinstadion	33,486

Standings

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Rhein Fire	7	3	0	.700	166	156	4–1	3–2	L1
Berlin Thunder	6	4	0	.600	231	188	3–2	3–2	W3
Frankfurt Galaxy	6	4	0	.600	189	174	3–2	3–2	L2
Scottish Claymores	5	5	0	.500	197	172	3–2	2–3	W1
Amsterdam Admirals	4	6	0	.400	218	202	2–3	2–3	W2
FC Barcelona Dragons	2	8	0	.200	202	311	1–4	1–4	L3

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs Rhein Fire

Week One: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	0	3	0	7	10
Amsterdam	3	17	7	0	27

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Date: Saturday, April 13
• Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 13,743
• Referee: Alberto Riveron

Statistics

Passing

Player	Comp	Att	Pct	Yards	TD	INT	Long	Sack	Rating
Kevin Daft	178	301	59.1	1,981	15	9	59	21	82.9
Ken Mastrole	12	28	42.9	147	1	2	27	5	41.9
David Dinkins	1	1	100.0	1	0	0	1	0	79.2

Notes

1. All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).