Taylor's NFL Europe Career Begins March 18
Former Eagles standout linebacker Jermaine Taylor will play in his first NFL Europe game on March 18. Taylor, who graduated from Bridgewater in 2004, was re-signed by the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers and sent to Europe to play for the Berlin Thunder. He'll wear number 59.Below is the 10-game schedule of the Thunder;
March 18 - @ Amsterdam Admirals
March 25 - vs Rhein Fire
April 1 - @ Hamburg Sea Devils
April 8 - vs Amsterdam Admirals
April 17 - vs Cologne Centurions
April 22 - @ Frankfurt Galaxy
April 29 - @ Rhein Fire
May 7 - vs Hamburg Sea Devils
May 14 - @ Cologne Centurions
May 20 - vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Click here for Taylor's NFL Europe profile (it's in German).
posted by kid @ 4:09 PM
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Thank goodness I got Direct TV the other week. Jermaine's NFL Europe game will also be playing on Direct TV's NFL Total Access (channel 212).
I'll be watching, and will have a report following the game!
The Berlin Thunder (1-0) won 33-29 over the Amsterdam Admirals (0-1) on Saturday night.
Bridgewater's Jermaine Taylor played virtually the entire game, at outside linebacker and on special teams. He had four total tackles (three at linebacker and one during special teams).
The Thunder will host the Rhein Fire on March 25. The game will be televised on the NFL Network starting at 8:00 pm.
Click here for box score from the game.
Jermaine Taylor and the Berlin Thunder (1-0) will play host to the Rhein Fire (1-0) on Saturday, March 25.
The Fire quarterback is former Dallas Cowboy starter Drew Henson.
You can watch the game on Direct TV or the Dish Network on channel 212 starting at 8:00 pm EST.
Here is Jermaine's NFL Europe profile off of www.NFLEurope.com (this one is in english):
http://www.nfleurope.com/players/playerpage/1052
The Thunder (1-1) fell to the Fire (2-0) by a final of 22-0 on Saturday, but Jermaine Taylor had a career day.
Starting once again at outside linebacker for the Thunder, Taylor finished with a game-high 15 tackles (11 solo) at linebacker and another on special teams. His 16 total tackles are a league-high this season thus far.
Click here for the box score.
After some research, Taylor's 16 total tackles is a league-record going back through the 2002 season.
The NFL Europe website has all the the box scores from games 2002 to now, and Taylor's tackle total is tops. Two players since then posted 15:
Raymond Perryman
Amsterdam Admirals
15 total (11 solo)
Week 2 - 4/20/2002
Went on to play 10 games for the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaquars from 2002 to 2004.
Rich Scanlon
Berlin Thunder
15 total (10 solo)
Week 5 - 4/30/2005
Went on to play in all 16 games for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2005.
Taylor made front page news on D3football.com with his performance.
If the story isn't on the front page by the time you read this, then click here for the news release.
Jermaine Taylor and the Berlin Thunder (1-1) will play the Hamburg Sea Devils (0-2) this Saturday at 11:00 AM EST.
For live stats of the game, click here. For the final score and stats following the game, click here.
You can catch the tape delayed telecast on Saturday night on the NFL Network (channel 212 for DirecTV customers) starting at 8:00 PM EST.
Taylor has started both games this season, averaging 10 tackles a contest.
The Thunder (3-1-1) tied 17-17 with the Sea Devils (0-2-1) on Saturday.
Taylor finished the game with six tackles (five solo) and two pass deflections.
Game Recap / Box Score
The Thunder (1-2-1) fell 38-31 to the Admirals (3-1) on Saturday.
Taylor finished the game with nine tackles (seven solo) and one pass deflection.
Game Recap / Box Score
Jermaine Taylor and the Berlin Thunder (1-2-1) take on the Cologne Centurions (1-3) in NFL Europe action today, April 17. Kickoff is at noon eastern time.
You can see the game on Direct TV's NFL Total Access (channel 212), or follow along on the computer with live stats by going to the NFL Europe scoreboard page. Once there, click on the "Click here to follow the game" link.
The Thunder (2-2-1) defeated the Centurions (1-4), 24-13.
Jermaine Taylor finished the game with five tackles (four solo). Berlin's Taylor-led defense held Cologne scoreless in the first half.
Game Recap / Box Score
If you didn't see it, check out the front page of BridgewaterFootball.com for a blurb on Taylor being NFL Europe's top tackler through the midway point of the 2006 season.
The NFL Europe website has posted the online ballots for the 2006 All-NFL Europe team. You can vote for Bridgewater's Jermaine Taylor by going to the defensive ballot and checking the box beside his name under the list of linebackers. You don't need to fill out the rest of the ballot, just make sure you vote for Taylor and two other linebackers, then submit your ballot by clicking the submit button at the bottom of the page. The All-NFL Europe team will be announced during World Bowl week (May 21 through 27). Vote today!
Taylor and Berlin Thunder (2-2-1) will travel to Frankfurt to face the Galaxy (3-2) on Saturday, April 22, in a pivotal game for third place in the NFL Europe standings.
Kickoff is set for 1:00 pm (eastern time), and you can see the game on DirecTV channel 212 or Adelphia cable channel 178, or follow along on the computer with live stats by going to the NFL Europe scoreboard page. Once there, click on the "Click here to follow the game" link.
Also, this game will feature the league's top two tacklers in Taylor and Frankfurt's Travis Harris (LB) from the University of Florida. Taylor has 40 tackles on the year, with Harris right behind him with 36.
Frankfurt (4-2) defeated Berlin (2-3-1), 18-17, nailing a FG with two seconds remaining in the game.
With Berlin up 17-9 with under six minutes left in the fourth quarter, Frankfurt scored a touchdown and went for a two-point conversion to tie it. The Frankfurt quarterback rolled to his right and Jermaine Taylor converged on him which forced him to throw it (incomplete) into the endzone.
Taylor didn't start at linebacker for the first time, so he finished with only four tackles (three solo) and one pass deflection.
Game Recap / Box Score
Through six games, Taylor remains NFL Europe's top tackler.
Click here for the updated top 10.
The Thunder (2-4-1) fell to the Fire (5-2) by a final score of 27-24 on Saturday.
Jermaine Taylor started at ROLB for the sixth time this year, finishing with seven tackles (five solo) and two pass deflections.
Game Recap / Box Score
The Thunder (2-5-1) fell to the Sea Devils (1-6-1) by a final score of 38-14 on Sunday.
Jermaine Taylor started at ROLB for the seventh time this year, finishing with four tackles (three solo).
Box Score
Taylor fell to second in the league in total tackles, solo tackles and tackles per game, with two weeks remaining. Click here for the updated top 10 tacklers.
The Thunder (2-6-1) fell to the Centurions (4-5) by a final score of 25-7 on Sunday.
Jermaine Taylor started at ROLB for the eighth time this year, finishing with seven tackles (all of which were solo).
Box Score / Recap
Taylor's standing in the league's top 10 tacklers will be updated on Monday night.
I tallied the league leaders in tackles through week nine, and Taylor is in a four-way tie for first;
1 - Jermaine Taylor, 62
1 - Atari Bigby, 62
1 - Philippe Gardent, 62
1 - Shawn Mayer, 62
5 - Kevin Harrison, 61
6 - Anthony Floyd, 60
7 - Terrence Robinson, 53
8 - Travis Harris, 52
9 - Andre Torrey, 49
9 - Ronyell Whitaker, 49
Taylor and the Berlin Thunder finish the season at home versus Frankfurt on Saturday, May 20.
The Thunder (2-7-1) fell 14-13 to the Galaxy (7-3) on Saturday.
Taylor finished with five tackles (three solo) and one fumble recovery in his final game in NFL Europe.
Game Recap / Box Score
Here are the final league-leading standings for tackles in NFL Europe for the 2006 season;
1 - Philippe Gardent (LB), 72
2 - Shawn Mayer (S), 69
3 - Anthony Floyd (S), 68
4 - Jermaine Taylor (LB), 67
4 - Kevin Harrison (LB), 67
6 - Atari Bigby (S), 66
7 - Travis Harris (LB), 63
8 - Terrence Robinson (LB), 61
9 - Andre Torrey (LB), 56
10- Carl-Johan Bjork (LB), 53
10- Jared Newberry (LB), 53
10- Matt Sinclair (LB), 53
I'll update this page later this week.
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