2023 Helvetic Guards season

The 2023 Helvetic Guards season is the inaugural season of the newly founded Helvetic Guards in the European League of Football for the 2023 season.

2023 Helvetic Guards season
General managerToni Zöller
Head coachNorm Chow
Home fieldLidl Arena Wil

Preseason

After the Guards were unveiled at a press conference, the franchise began to organize itself for their first season. On October 30, 2022 the front office announced that they will play their home games in the Lidl Arena in Wil, Switzerland, about 25 miles (40km) eastern of Zürich.[1]

As the first head coach of the franchise, former NFL Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Norm Chow was presented.[2][3]

With the signings of Collin Hill and 2014 Baylor Bears football team standout Silas Nacita, the franchise recruited standout players in Europe.[4] Notable homegrown signings were of Philipp Leimgruber, former Schwingen player.[5]

Regular season

Standings
Central Conference
Pos Team GP W L CONF PF PA DIFF STK Qualification
1Germany Stuttgart Surge121028–2387237+150W3Automatic playoffs (#3)
2Austria Raiders Tirol12848–2307230+77W1
3Germany Munich Ravens12757–3425338+87W2
4Switzerland Helvetic Guards12393–7174378–204L4
5Italy Milano Seamen122102–8328497–169L3
6Spain Barcelona Dragons122102–8199396–197L10

Source: europeanleague.football

Roster

Reference[6]

2023 Helvetic Guards roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams


Rookies in italics
 Roster updated 14 February 2023
4 A-import, 6 E-import, 47 homegrown
57 active

Staff
2023 Helvetic Guards staff

Front office

  • Owner – Mukadder Erdönmez
  • General Manager – Toni Zöller
  • Head of football operations – Zeki Öztürk
  • Head of administration – Ferhat Kahraman

Head coach

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – n/a
  • Quarterbacks – n/a
  • Running backs – Darius Willis
  • Wide receivers – Mike Wilson
  • Tight ends – Pete Metzelaars
  • Offensive line – Bob Palcic
  • Offensive assistant – Rudy Fonkoue, Christian Warzecha
  

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Jim Ward
  • Defensive line – n/a
  • Linebackers – Don Clemons
  • Defensive backs – n/a
  • Defensive assistant – Khaled Bassyouny, Armin Waldherr, Chris Krattiger

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Pete Metzelaars
  • Special teams coach – Glenn Chase


Strength and conditioning

  • Athletic Director – Matt Hammer, J.C. Williams


Staff updated 14 February 2023

Notes

    References
    1. "LIDL Arena Wil announced as Homefield". helveticguards.ch. 2022-10-30.
    2. "Schweizer Football-Team verpflichtet ehemaligen NFL-Trainer als Headcoach". 20 Minuten (in German). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
    3. Abbott, JC. "ELF: Helvetic Guards hire legendary NCAA offensive coordinator Norm Chow as head coach". AmericanFootballInternational.com. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
    4. "GUARDS VERPFLICHTEN TOP-SPIELER". endzone.ch (in German). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
    5. "Vom Sägemehl auf das American-Football-Feld". SRF (in German). 6 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
    6. "ELF: 2023 Helvetic Guards – A Complete Roster Breakdown". American Football International.
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