The Helvetic Guards was an American football team based in Switzerland that played in the 2023 season of the European League of Football (ELF).
On 26 August 2022, the team announced Norm Chow as the head coach for the European League of Football 2023 season.
On 30 October 2022 the front office announced that they will play their home games in the Stadion Bergholz in Wil, Switzerland, about 25 miles (40km) east of Zürich.
On 2 December 2022, the team signed Collin Hill to be their starting quarterback. They added fellow US-American running back and wide receiver Silas Nacita on 17 December 2022.
On 4 April 2024, the team announced the end of operations, to be replaced by another Swiss ELF entry. On 11 April 2024, the new team name, the Helvetic Mercenaries, and the logo was announced.
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