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Jackson, Dexter (S)

CARD: Pro Set 1990 Super Bowl MVP HACK
ACQUIRED: TTM 2023, C/o Work
SENT: 9/11 RECEIVED: 10/7 (22 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Dexter Jackson played Safety at Florida State where he finished his college football career with 194 tackles, 7 picks, 16 pass breakups, one fumble recovery, and a whopping 4 blocked field goals.
  • He was selected in the 4th round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
  • Dexter didn’t start in the backfield until his 3rd season with the team.
  • He’d post 4 picks, 8 pass breakups, 2 forced fumbles, 2.5 sacks, and 67 combined tackles in 2001.
  • During 2002, Dexter had an additional 3 interceptions, 6 pass deflections, and 71 total tackles.
  • After the season, he’d win the Super Bowl MVP honor, as he posted 2 interceptions in the first half killing Oakland’s momentum.
  • He’d sign as a free agent with the Arizona Cardinals in 2003, recording a career high 6 picks for 122 yards, 14 pass breakups, and 89 total tackles.
  • Jackson rejoined the Bucs in 2004, and played with them through the 2005 campaign.
  • Dexter spent the next 3 seasons in Cincinnati (2006-2008).
  • He decided to play one final season in the upstart UFL with the Florida Tuskers- retiring after the 2009 campaign.
  • He’s worked in sports related industries since retirement, coaching, radio, and recently in non-profit.

ACCOLADES:

  • Super Bowl MVP XXXVII
  • Florida Sports Hall of Fame

NOTES:

I had heard that Jackson wasn’t difficult to get if you could track him down, so I bode my time until the right moment and sent this one out to his work. His card went through a lot of revisions, before I came to this design but in the end I was happy with this result.

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Jefferson, Shawn

CARD: Action Packed Rookies 1991
ACQUIRED: 2023, Consignment
FAILURE: TTM 2015, C/o Tennessee Titans

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Shawn Jefferson played college ball at UCF from 1988-1990.
  • He caught 67 passes for 1087 yards and 11 TDs over his college career.
  • Boasting a 4.45 40, Shawn was a 9th round pick of the Houston Oilers in 1991.
  • He was traded almost immediately to the San Diego Chargers along with a #1 pick in exchange for DE Lee Williams.
  • He played the next 5 seasons with the Chargers, and had two back to back 40+ catch, 620+ yard seasons.
  • Shawn joined the Patriots in 1996, and immediately bested those numbers.
  • In 1997, he had a career high 841 yards.
  • In 1998, Shawn posted a league leading 22.7 yards per reception (34 catches).
  • He’d sign with the Atlanta Falcons in 2000, and post a career high 60 receptions (822 yards).
  • Played with the Detroit Lions in 2003.
  • Finished career with 13 years under his belt, 470 receptions, and over 7k yards- Pretty good for a 9th round pick.
  • Went into coaching, working his way up with the Lions to the wide receivers coach position (2006-2012).
  • Served in same capacity with the Tennessee Titans from 2013-15, the Miami Dolphins (2016-18), New York Jets (2019-20), Cardinals (2021-22), and currently the Panthers (2023).
  • At all his more recent stops, (Jets, Cardinals, Panthers) Shawn has also been an associate/assistant head coach in addition to his wide receivers coaching duties.

NOTES:

I’d swear, I’ve tried Shawn at least 3 times, but the tape doesn’t lie. I just flushed cards on him once, back in 2015. I went ahead and did a consignment to knock him out at last.

The Action Packed Rookies 1991 card of him was one of my favorites. When the Oilers drafted him, I thought he had outstanding potential, so needless to say when Bobby Beathard shrewdly peeled him off the Oilers along with a first round pick in exchange for DE Lee Williams, I was still a bit disappointed, as I thought Jefferson was having a pretty good preseason.

Shawn talked a lot of smoke during his early days with the Chargers. -And when he mocked the Oilers, before their meeting in 1992, he became bulletin board material in Houston’s locker room. The Oilers would pummel the Chargers 27-0.

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Hunter, Patrick

Gameday 1992, #41

CARDS: Skybox 1992, Gameday 1992
ACQUIRED: TTM 2022, C/o Home
SENT: 9/26 RECEIVED: 10/17 (21 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Hunter played for the Nevada Wolfpack from 1982-85.
  • Selected in the 3rd round of the 1986 draft by the Seattle Seahawks.
  • In 1987 became a starter in the secondary and a gunner on special teams.
  • Blocked punt in 1991 that led to score against Steelers in 27-7 win.
  • Also picked off a pass that season that he returned for TD against Raiders.
  • Played for the Seahawks through 1994.
  • Finished out career playing one final season in 1995 with the Arizona Cardinals, picking off 2 passes.
Skybox 1992, #264

NOTES:

Patrick appears in not only Tecmo Bowl but also in Tecmo Super Bowl, but didn’t have that many cards. He had a few off-brand and Topps cards, but these represented the only set needs I really had. He had a really interesting helmet. I believe that it was the same issue that the World League used during 1991-92.

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