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CFL, NFL, NFLE

Dickerson, Kori

CARD: Frankfurt Galaxy Team Issue 2003
ACQUIRED: 2022, Private Acquisition

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Kori Dickerson played TE for USC, hitting the field in 2001, catching 25 passes for 334 yards and 2 TDs.
  • Signed by the Eagles in 2003, and allocated to NFLE, where he’d play for the Frankfurt Galaxy.
  • Caught 6 passes for 97 yards.
  • Cut by Eagles, later saw time on rosters of the Skins and Bengals in 2005.
  • Played for the CFL Stampeders that year, catching 2 passes for 37 yards.
  • He’d then be on the off season roster of the Lions in 2006.
  • Joined Europa for a tour with the Hamburg Sea Devils, catching 15 passes for 121 yards.
  • In 2007 had one final season in Canada with the Tiger-Cats.
  • Had best season as a pro catching 29 passes for 306 yards and first professional TD.

NFLE/ Europa

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CFL

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Arena, CFL, NFL, NFLE

Arth, Tom

CARD: Hamburg Sea Devils Team Issue 2005
ACQUIRED: 2022, Private Acquisition

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Tom Arth played QB at tiny John Carroll University, throwing for 2,000 yards and 28 TDs in 1998.
  • Over four years, he’d set 18 records including passing yards (10,457) and touchdowns (49).
  • Undrafted in 2003, he’d manage to hang on to the roster of the Colts for three seasons.
  • He’d get seasoning in the NFLE with the Scottish Claymores (2004) and the Hamburg Sea Devils (2005).
  • Joined the Packers in 2006, but didn’t make the squad there or his next stop in 2007 with the Toronto Argonauts (2007).
  • Hopped over to the Arena Football League, playing for the Grand Rapids Rampage (2007) and Georgia Force (2008).
  • After returning to the college ranks, as head coach of John Carroll, Chattanooga, and Akron, most recently served as the passing game specialist of the Los Angeles Chargers (2022).

NOTES:

Tom played in the Arena Football League but it’s not clear if he didn’t start or if his stats are just unavailable.

NFLE/EUROPA

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AAF, NFL, NFLE, XFL

Blizzard, Bobby

CARD: Hamburg Sea Devils Team Issue 2005
ACQUIRED: 2022, Private Acquisition

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Bobby Blizzard played TE for Kentucky in 1999-00 posting 30 receptions for 275 yards.
  • Transferred to North Carolina, and after sitting out a year, played for the Tar Heels in in 2002 and 03.
  • Led the team in ’02 with 28 receptions for 440 yards and 5 TDs and garnered national attention for positional watch lists.
  • Felled by viral meningitis during senior year, impacting his numbers.
  • Finished college career with 78 receptions for 876 yards and 6 TDs.
  • Went undrafted in the 2004 NFL Draft, but signed as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
  • After being cut, was signed by the Cardinals.
  • Assigned to the NFLE, Blizzard played for the Hamburg Sea Devils.
  • Caught 34 passes for 335 yards and 2 TDs.
  • Returned to the Cardinals but was injured and released.
  • Signed by the Baltimore Ravens late in the year and was on the team’s practice squad through mid-06.
  • Had an outstanding year in Europa playing for the Cologne Centurions in 2007, leading most TEs in all receiving categories.
  • The Bengals signed Blizzard to the team that year, but he suffered a career ending back injury.
  • Bobby joined his former coach at Kentucky- Hal Mumme at a variety of stops at the Division III level.
  • In 2019, Bobby followed Mumme to the AAF serving as TEs coach of the Memphis Express.
  • After the league collapsed, he joined Mumme on the staff of the XFL Renegades as RB coach, and later as co-offensive coordinator in 2020.

ACCOLADES:

  • All NFLE 2006
  • All Europa 2007

NOTES:

A nice coup for me, Bobby is another solid player/ prospect of the NFLE/Europa who has become an intriguing up and coming coaching prospect. An apostle of the Hal Mumme tree, Blizzard came to my attention after he joined the AAF in 2019. I’ve been a fan ever since.

NFLE/EUROPA

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