Category Archives: NFLE

NFL, NFLE

Morey, Sean

Playoff Contenders 2000, #170

Card: Playoff Contenders 2000 European Ticket
Acquired: 2021, Future Considerations

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Sean Morey played WR at Brown University, where he set career records for the Ivy League with 251 catches, 3850 yards and 40 TDs.

  • 7th round selection of the New England Patriots in 1999 who languished on the practice squad.

  • Joined the Barcelona Dragons of the NFLE in 2000,  playing in the league through 2003.

  •  After leaving the Patriots, joined the Eagles in 2001 where he distinguished himself as a special teams gunner and off used kick returner.

  • Played for Steelers from 2004-06, quickly asserting himself as captain of the special teams.

  • Spent 3 seasons in Arizona, (2007-09) earning a Pro Bowl appearance.

  • Joined the Seahawks in 2010, but ended his career due to lingering injuries.

  • Sean has been spotted working his way up the high school and college coaching ranks. 

ACCOLADES:

  • Pro Bowl 2008

NFLE

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NFL

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NOTES:

Sean is an active advocate for concussion awareness.

Arena, NFL, NFLE

Kubiak, Jim

Playoff Contenders 2000, #166

Card: Panini Contenders 2000 European Ticket
Acquired: 2021, Future Considerations

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Jim Kubiak was a traditional dropback passer who played for Navy from 1991 to 1994.

  • Over 4 years he threw for 6008 yards (558/969) and 23 TDs. 

  • His career yardage and completion totals represented a school record.

  • Commitments to the Navy prevented him from playing immediately out of college.

  • As a member of the NFL, he was an off-season member of the Panthers (96), Colts (98-99), Jets (00), and Colts again (03).

  • Jim garnered extensive experience from his time in the World League playing for the Dragons (99) and Admirals (00).

  • Threw for 7 TDs and 2 INT for the Dragons in 99, and 4 TDs and 817 yards in 2000 for Amsterdam.

  • Over the next 5 years, Kubiak honed his skills in the Arena Football League, playing for the Buffalo Destroyers (01-02), Dallas Desperados (03), Detroit Fury (04), and Georgia Force (05).

  • Best year in the AFL came in ’03 with the Desperados, throwing for 4762 yards, 97TDs/17 Int, on 388 of 557 passing.

  • Spent the entire 2004 season on IR with the Fury. 

  • Retired after blowing out his knee early in the 2005 season with the Georgia Force, but worked in their front office in both 06 and 07.

  • After a few college stops, also worked with the Soul (05) and the Force (08-12) as their OC. 

NFLE

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AFL

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ACCOLADES:

  • 2nd Team All Arena 2003

NOTES:

Jim Kubiak is not related to Gary Kubiak. Kubiak spent time working as a color man for a few years in Buffalo for the Bills. Currently he is a director of the WNY QB Academy.

NFLE

Kruse, Axel

Berlin Thunder Burger King 2000

Card: Berlin Thunder Burger King 2000
Acquired: 2021, Future Considerations

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • East German born soccer player who played throughout Germany with FC Hansa Rostock, Hertha BSC, Eintracht Frankfurt, VfB Stuttgart and FC Basel between 1985 and 1998.

  • He opted to give American Football a try, kicking for the Berlin Thunder of the NFLE from 1999-2003.

  • Thanks to some unique NFLE rules, Axel Kruse scored PATs, because the rules required that anything shorter than 30 yards should be taken by the national player, rather than an NFL allocate. 

  • Axel’s best season came in 2003 when he finished 28 of 29 on extra points, and 6 of 7 on field goals for a career high 46 points.
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NOTES:

Axel has also spent time working as a pundit for German TV Sport 1.

This card has very little to identify itself by as there is no copywrite information contained on it or a brand, therefore it’s assumed that this was created in house possibly by the Thunder to promote the team. The backs of the cards have no numbers on them either other than the dates of the upcoming games and the players baseline information, so in this case this card is identified by its promoter brand, Burger King.