# 2000 Berlin Thunder season

The 2000 Berlin Thunder season was the second season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Peter Vaas in his first year, and played its home games at Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of four wins and six losses.

## Offseason
### Free agent draft

2000 Berlin Thunder NFLEL free agent draft selections :
| Draft order | Draft order | Draft order | Player name | Position | College |
| Round | Choice | Overall | Player name | Position | College |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Jonathan Brown | DE | Tennessee |
| 2 | 1 | 7 | Jami Oats | CB | South Carolina State |
| 3 | 6 | 18 | Chris Jackson | WR | Washington State |
| 4 | 1 | 19 | Troy Saunders | CB | Florida State |
| 5 | 6 | 30 | Robert Scott | WR | Utah State |
| 6 | 1 | 31 | Marques Brigham | RB | Wyoming |
| 7 | 6 | 42 | Mike Cook | QB | William & Mary |
| 8 | 1 | 43 | Mesene Louisdor | CB | Central Michigan |
| 9 | 5 | 53 | Anthony Ladd | WR | Cincinnati |
| 9 | 6 | 54 | Mercedes Hamilton | G | Tennessee |
| 10 | 1 | 55 | Kenny Watts | G | Utah State |
| 11 | 6 | 66 | Brian McKenzie | RB | Brigham Young |
| 12 | 1 | 67 | Adam Young | TE | Dartmouth |
| 13 | 6 | 78 | Mike Sutton | DE | LSU |
| 14 | 1 | 79 | John George | WR | Southern |
| 15 | 6 | 90 | Billy Gustin | S | Purdue |
| 16 | 1 | 91 | Antwuan Wyatt | WR | Bethune-Cookman |
| 17 | 6 | 102 | Keith Williams | S | St. Cloud State |
| 18 | 1 | 103 | Travis Hardin | T | Kentucky State |
| 19 | 6 | 114 | Harry Deligianis | DT | Youngstown State |
| 20 | 1 | 115 | Pascal Volz | WR | New Mexico |
| 21 | 6 | 126 | Jermaine Derricott | S | South Carolina State |

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site | Attendance |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site | Attendance |
| 1 | Saturday, April 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 7–32 | 0–1 | Jahn-Sportpark | 10,785 |
| 2 | Monday, April 24 | 5:00 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | W 28–21 | 1–1 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 7,500 |
| 3 | Saturday, April 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Scottish Claymores | W 24–20 | 2–1 | Jahn-Sportpark | 7,913 |
| 4 | Sunday, May 7 | 3:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | L 3–42 | 2–2 | Murrayfield Stadium | 8,912 |
| 5 | Saturday, May 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 21–24 | 2–3 | Amsterdam ArenA | 10,320 |
| 6 | Sunday, May 21 | 3:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 24-21 $^{OT}$ | 3–3 | Jahn-Sportpark | 10,273 |
| 7 | Saturday, May 27 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | L 27–28 | 3–4 | Rheinstadion | 33,437 |
| 8 | Saturday, June 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | L 9–22 | 3–5 | Jahn-Sportpark | 7,932 |
| 9 | Saturday, June 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 28–15 | 4–5 | Jahn-Sportpark | 8,014 |
| 10 | Saturday, June 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 17–24 | 4–6 | Waldstadion | 31,648 |

## Standings

NFL Europe League :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
| Rhein Fire | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 279 | 209 | 5–0 | 2–3 | W1 |
| Scottish Claymores | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 273 | 165 | 4–1 | 2–3 | L1 |
| Barcelona Dragons | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 194 | 212 | 2–3 | 3–2 | W1 |
| Amsterdam Admirals | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 206 | 243 | 3–2 | 1–4 | L3 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 206 | 269 | 1–4 | 3–2 | W2 |
| Berlin Thunder | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 189 | 249 | 3–2 | 1–4 | L1 |