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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
21 countries in Europe are home to over 200 women’s American football teams. This fact is astounding because in the United States – the birthplace of American football – women rarely, if ever play. However, in Europe, the situation is clearly quite different. In tribute to such a prevalence of women in the sport, The Growth […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
The Amsterdam Crusaders have signed QB Allan Bridgford for the 2016 season. Bridgford is represented by The Growth of a Game and was previously competing for the Reus Imperials in the Spanish first division. After his IFAF transfer was approved, Bridgford arrived in Amsterdam in mid-March to begin preparing for the team’s next game […]
The Growth of a Game held its first-ever developmental camp at the ESPRIT Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany and the results were tremendous. The camp was held from March 19th-20th, 2016 in partnership with Hawkins Gridiron Development and the Düsseldorf Panther. Players from 6 different countries made the trip to Düsseldorf to learn from Dan Hawkins, […]