Week One Injury Report
April 2, 2003 - National Football League Europa (NFLE) News Release
THE NFL Europe League's eleventh season kicks off this weekend with the two-time World Bowl champion Berlin Thunder beginning the campaign where they hope to end it in June - Hampden Park, Glasgow, site of World Bowl XI. Berlin (0-0) faces the Scottish Claymores (0-0) on Sunday April 6.
Prior to that meeting, Rhein Fire (0-0) will begin life in the stunning 62,000-seat Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday April 5, where they will meet the Amsterdam Admirals (0-0) on opening day for the third year in a row.
Frankfurt Galaxy (0-0) will aim for another quick start to the season when they face the F.C. Barcelona Dragons (0-0) at the Waldstadion on Saturday. The Galaxy opened the 2002 campaign with four straight wins before losing four of their last six to miss a World Bowl berth.
Injury categories are as follows:
Out - Definitely will not play
Doubtful - 75 percent chance will not play
Questionable - 50/50 chance of playing
Probable - Virtual certainty of playing
Following is a list of all injuries for Week 1 games:
AMSTERDAM ADMIRALS (0-0) at RHEIN FIRE (0-0), Arena AufSchalke
Amsterdam Admirals PROBABLE K Joe O'Donnell (hamstring).
Rhein Fire OUT C Dustin Keith (calf) DOUBTFUL LB Jason Johnson (lower back) QUESTIONABLE DE Derrick Ham (hand) PROBABLE G Pat Crummey (forearm); S Lemual Ligon (ankle); OL Scot Osborne (forearm)
F.C. BARCELONA DRAGONS (0-0) at FRANKFURT GALAXY (0-0), Waldstadion
F.C. Barcelona Dragons QUESTIONABLE LB Antonio Rodriguez (hamstring)
Frankfurt Galaxy DOUBTFUL CB Calvin Spears (groin) PROBABLE CB Chris Pointer (groin); DT John Schlecht (groin) T Kendrick Rogers (knee)
BERLIN THUNDER (0-0) at SCOTTISH CLAYMORES (0-0), Hampden Park
Berlin Thunder OUT DE Roshaun Matthews (knee) - placed on IR
Scottish Claymores NO INJURIES TO REPORT
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National Football League Europa Stories from April 2, 2003
- Claymores Kick off Season at Site of 2003 World Bowl - Scottish Claymores
- Admirals Kick off 2003 Season Against Rhein Fire - Amsterdam Admirals
- Week One Injury Report - NFLE
- Champion Thunder Opens 2003 Season - Berlin Thunder
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