On October 1st, The European League of Football hosted their first-ever Honors ceremony in Hamburg, Germany. With players and coaches from throughout the league in attendance, a total of 10 awards were distributed throughout the evening.
Most Valuable Player
Winner: Cologne Centurions – RB – Madre London
Nominees:
<ul class="wp-block-list">- Cologne Centurions RB, Madre London
- Leipzig Kings QB, Michael Birdsong
Offensive Player Of The Year
Winner: Frankfurt Galaxy – QB – Jakeb Sullivan
Nominees:
- Barcelona Dragons WR, Jéan Constant
- Wroclaw Panthers QB, Lukas O’Connor
- Frankfurt Galaxy QB, Jakeb Sullivan
Defensive Player Of The Year
Winner: Leipzig Kings – DE – Kyle Kitchens
<figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter">The King is crowned! 👑 Congrats to @kylekitchens_ on winning Defensive Player of the Year. #ELFHonors pic.twitter.com/70d5EwtY6x
— European League of Football (@ELF_Official) October 1, 2021
Nominees:
- Leipzig Kings DE, Kyle Kitchens
- Berlin Thunder LB, Wael Nasri
- Barcelona Dragons DE, Myke Tavarres
Rookie Of The Year
Winner: Stuttgart Surge – WR – Louis Geyer
Nominees:
<ul class="wp-block-list">- Stuttgart Surge WR, Louis Geyer
- Stuttgart Surge CB, Marcel Dabo
Defensive Rookie Of The Year
Winner: Stuttgart Surge – CB – Marcel Dabo
Nominees:
- Hamburg Sea Devils DL, Hiswill Awuah
- Cologne Centurions LB, Lennart Weitz
- Stuttgart Surge CB, Marcel Dabo
Offensive Rookie Of The Year
Winner: Frankfurt Galaxy – RB – Gerald Ameln
<figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter">A fresh crowned champ and now our offensive rookie of the year! #ELFHonors pic.twitter.com/brVhewcCGP
— European League of Football (@ELF_Official) October 1, 2021
Nominees:
- Frankfurt Galaxy RB, Gerald Ameln
- Cologne Centurions WR, Paul Kavadia-Lenhardt
- Frankfurt Galaxy WR, Noah Bomba
Special Teams Player Of The Year
Winner: Hamburg Sea Devils – K – Phillip Friis Andersen
Nominees:
<ul class="wp-block-list">- Hamburg Sea Devils K, Phillip Friis Andersen
- Hamburg Sea Devils KR/PR, Justin Rogers
Coach Of The Year
Winner: Frankfurt Galaxy Head Coach – Thomas Kösling
Nominees:
- Frankfurt Galaxy Head Coach, Thomas Kösling
- Hamburg Sea Devils Head Coach, Andreas Nommensen
- Wroclaw Panthers Head Coach, Jakub Samel
Assistant Coach Of The Year
Winner: Hamburg Sea Devils Defensive Coordinator – Kendral Ellison
<figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter">From taking over the defense to making it to the Championship Game, to winning Assistant Coach of the Year! 🌊 #ELFHonors pic.twitter.com/RDBhUL2vGt
— European League of Football (@ELF_Official) October 1, 2021
Nominees:
- Barcelona Dragons Offensive Coordinator, Patrick Wennin
- Hamburg Sea Devils Defensive Coordinator, Kendral Ellison
- Frankfurt Galaxy Offensive Coordinator, Patrick Griesheimer
Man Of Honor – (For excellence on and off the field)
Winner: Cologne Centurions – QB – Jan Weinreich
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