The Amsterdam Crusaders – a longtime Dutch powerhouse – have made a strong showing thus far in the 2016 season. Much of that is due to the arrival of a new quarterback, Allan Bridgford, a former Cal standout who is represented by The Growth of a Game. Dutch news station AT5 recently interviewed Bridgford about […]
Updates
The following is a list of news updates from The Growth of a Game and other publications from around Europe.
LINK: Portuguese national championship game preview
The Lisboa Devils (9-0) will face the Algarve Sharks (6-4) in the Portuguese national championship game on Saturday, April 30th. The Devils come in as the heavy favorite, having won the previous 4 games against the Sharks in decisive fashion. This game – the country’s 7th national championship – will be the first time […]
The Growth of a Game to host skills camp in Croatia in August
The Growth of a Game, in partnership with the Croatian American Football Association, will be hosting one of the premier American football camps in Europe from August 5th-7th, 2016 in Split, Croatia. The camp, known as “The Growth of a Game Split Skills Camp”, will be an annual camp with the intent to improve the […]
Warsaw Eagles, Castelfranco Cavaliers, and Prague Black Panthers all victorious
Seven team members from The Growth of a Game were in action this weekend and all were victorious in their respective games. The weekend kicked off with the Warsaw Eagles as they faced the Szczecin Husaria in Polish Topliga action. The Eagles were forced to play their first game of the season last weekend […]
LINK: Live interview with German WR Moritz Boehringer
Moritz Boehringer, the phenomenal German wide receiver from the played American football for 5 years. He has declared for the 2016 NFL Draft and is viewed as one of the most compelling, raw talents on the draft board. The podcast (including video) can be viewed in English on NFL.com: Move the Sticks 360 Moritz […]
Bridgford and Ruiz deliver huge victories
Today Allan Bridgford and Dan Ruiz made some major statements in European football. Allan Bridgford, quarterback for the Amsterdam Crusaders, led the “Cru” to a 31-24 overtime road victory over a heavily favored Kiel Baltic Hurricanes team. The Baltic Hurricanes are one of Germany’s best teams and the defending European Football League (EFL) champions. […]
LINK: Amsterdam Crusaders defeat Leiden Lightning 78-0
The Amsterdam Crusaders defeated the Leiden Lightning in Dutch competition last weekend, 78-0. The Crusaders dominated in every phase of the game, and were led by quarterback Allan Bridgford who threw for over 350 yards and 7 touchdowns. Bridgford, who is represented by The Growth of a Game, signed with the Crusaders in mid-March and […]
LINK: LPFA Playoffs – Paredes Lumberjacks at Braga Warriors
Futebol Americano interviewed the head coaches of the Paredes Lumberjacks and the Braga Warriors ahead of their upcoming match-up in the Portuguese playoffs. The Lisboa Navigators have won all 6 Portuguese national championships, however the championship is up for grabs for the first time ever after the Navigators lost in the first round of the […]
LINK: German Receiver Moritz Boehringer One of NFL Draft’s Biggest Sleepers
Moritz Boehringer, a former wide receiver for the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns in the German Football League (GFL), is currently garnering significant interest from NFL scouts ahead of the 2016 NFL Draft. He stands at 6’4″, 225 lbs. and recently ran the 40-yard dash in 4.39 seconds. Boehringer, who only began playing American football in 2013, […]
LINK: How the NFL pulling plug on European league made it harder to find quality backup QB
Sports Carolina Monthly recently published an article on the value that NFL Europe had in developing quality backup quarterbacks. NFL Europe produced several talented players that went on to have outstanding NFL careers. Sports journalist Rick Gosselin argues that the closure of NFL Europe led to an absence of quality backups at the quarterback position. […]
