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Switzerland Today

Last summer Switzerland had its first professional American football team, but now the Helvetic Guards have called it a day, just two years after coming together.

The semi-professional European League of Football (ELF) said yesterday the team's owners had informed them they were ceasing operations.

However, this does not mean the end of a football team from Switzerland. The ELF has already signed a contract with a new ownership group that will provide a new team with a new name. Details are yet to be announced. The fourth season of the ELF, which was founded in 2020, will therefore begin as planned on the weekend of May 25/26 with 17 teams.

The Helvetic Guards, who played their home games in Wil in canton St Gallen, contested their first season in the ELF in 2023. After three wins from 12 games, they finished in 12th place.

While Swiss American footballers have rarely bothered the game in the United States, older readers in the US will certainly remember the "Heidi Bowl", one of the most infamous fumbles in sports broadcasting history.

ELF: Former NFL Coach Gary Kubiak To Advise Wroclaw Panthers

The NFL Draft Bible has learned that former NFL head coach Gary Kubiak has agreed to serve as an advisor for the Wrolcaw Panthers of the European League of Football [ELF].

A four-time Super Bowl Champion and head coach of the World Champion Denver Broncos (Super Bowl 50), the 60-year old Kubiak is reportedly finalizing a deal after meeting with Wroclaw representatives during the American Football Coaches Association [AFCA] in San Antonio, Texas this past week.

"Gary Kubiak is without a doubt one of the best and most recognized coaches in the NFL. [He] has a record of four Super Bowl wins and obviously has huge experience as [an] offensive coordinator and head coach for the best teams in the world", Panthers head coach Jakub Samel stated in a league press release.

Previous coaching experience for Kubiak includes 25 years at the NFL level, including head coach of the Houston Texans from 2006-2013. An eighth round draft pick (197 overall) by the Denver Broncos in the 1983 NFL Draft out of Texas A&M, Kubiak has played with or coached Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees such as John Elway, Jerry Rice and Peyton Manning.

Once a contract is official, Kubiak will travel to Poland to meet with Panthers head coach Jakub Samel and begin to help retool the organization. The ELF just recently wrapped up its inaugural season in September of 2021, as Wroclaw finished 6-5.

Be sure to check back at the NFL Draft Bible for more ELF updates.

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