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Many of you may not know that I am an alumnus of NFL Europe / Europa. No, I didn’t run play quarterback for the Amsterdam Admirals like Kurt Warner, but I did work with the league during their last season of existence in 2007, when I was a US PR Assistant for the Berlin Thunder.

It was a fantastic experience, which I had the wherewithal to document as I lived it. One of the reasons that I love the NFL preseason is, for better or for worse, it’s the only time of the year when we see most of the former NFLE players in action. With the league folding after last season, the number of these players will slowly decline, until eventually, the last of them retires or no longer plays for an NFL team.

It’s fun to scroll through the box scores and see which former NFLE stars got to prove their worth and fight to achieve their dream. One of my favorite players from that last season in Berlin, Walter Curry, is doing his best to make the 49ers, while former two-time league MVP of the Frankfurt Galaxy, J.T. O’Sullivan was just named the regular season starter over Alex Smith and former Amsterdam Admirals QB Shaun Hill.

So, who’s still around? Here’s a brief look at which other NFLE alumni are still on NFL rosters this training camp. There’s a 100% chance I’ve left a current or former NFL player off this list, so if there’s a name that you know belongs here, let me know. (click through for list)

- Big thanks (and many links) to The Football Database, which keeps track of every player’s NFL and NFLE career statistics.

QB J.T. O’Sullivan (Frankfurt ’04 and ’07): 49ers
QB Casey Bramlet (Hamburg ’05 and ’07): Chargers
QB Gibran Hamdan (Amsterdam ’04, ’05, and ’06): Bills
QB Drew Henson (Rhein ‘06): Vikings
QB Brock Berlin (Hamburg ’06): Rams
QB Shane Boyd (Cologne ’06): Texans
QB Shaun Hill (Amsterdam ’03): 49ers
QB Jake Delhomme (Amsterdam ’98, Frankfurt ’99): Panthers
QB Todd Bouman (Barcelona ’99): Jaguars
QB Kurt Warner (Amsterdam ’98): Cardinals
QB Damon Huard (Frankfurt ’98): Chiefs
QB Jon Kitna (Barcelona ’97): Lions
QB Brad Johnson (London ’95): Cowboys
RB Aaron Stecker (Scotland ’00): Saints
RB Maurice Hicks (Scotland ’03 and ’04): Vikings
RB DeCori Birmingham (Frankfurt ’07): Panthers
WR Marcus Maxwell (Hamburg ’07): Bengals
WR Ryan Hoag (Berlin ’07): Jaguars
TE Jamie Petrowski (Frankfurt ’07): Titans
WR Noriaki Kinoshita (Amsterdam ’05, ’06, ’07): Falcons
WR Robert Ortiz (Frankfurt ’07): 49ers
TE Charles Davis (Berlin ’07): Jaguars
WR Steve Sanders (Berlin ’07): Browns
TE Alex Shor (Berlin ’07): Cardinals
WR Ruvell Martin (Amsterdam ’05): Packers
WR Sean Morey (Barcelona ’00 and ’01, ’03): Cardinals
WR Dane Looker (Berlin ’02): Rams
WR Ahmad Merritt (Berlin ’01): Cardinals
WR Dante Hall (Scotland ’01): Rams
DE Walter Curry (Rhein ’06, Berlin ’07): 49ers
DE Dave Tollefson (Berlin ’07): Giants
DT Tony Brown (Amsterdam ’06): Titans
DE Otis Grigsby (Cologne ’06): Vikings
LB Matt Sinclair (Frankfurt ’06 and ’07): Redskins
DT Aubrayo Franklin (Frankfurt ’04): 49ers
DT Israel Idonije (Berlin ’04): Bears
DB Clinton Hart (Amsterdam/Rhein ’02): Chargers
DT Kelly Gregg (Rhein ’01): Ravens
DE Paul Spicer (Frankfurt ’01): Jaguars
LB Brendon Ayanbadejo (Amsterdam ’01): Bears
DE Marques Douglas (Rhein ’00): Buccaneers
DT Chatric Darby (Barcelona ’00): Lions
DT La’roi Glover (Barcelona ’97): Rams
S Atari Bigby (Amsterdam ’06): Packers
S Deke Cooper (Rhein ’01 and ’02): Falcons
LB Paris Lenon (Amsterdam ’02): Lions
K Adam Vinateri (Amsterdam ’96): Colts
K David Akers (Berlin ’99): Eagles
P Brian Moorman (Berlin ’00 and ’01): Bills
K Lawrence Tynes (Scotland ’02): Giants
K Matt Bryant (Frankfurt ’02): Buccaneers
K Rhys Lloyd (Frankfurt ’07): Panthers
P Dirk Johnson (Rhein ‘02): Cardinals
G/C Brian Waters (Berlin ’00): Chiefs
G Marco Rivera (Scotland ’97): Cowboys

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