He went into HS coaching where he built an incredible resume, winning 7 HS State Championships between Northwestern and Miami Central.
In 2022, returned home to the Hurricanes, where he now serves as the school’s Director of High School Relations.
NOTES:
Roland Smith was a name I’d been after for a while, but after he started receiving hate mail, he stopped signing shortly before I sent out to him in 2015. I thought I’d take a shot in the dark to him once he moved to the Hurricanes and it worked out nicely.
This card is confusing, because the image subject feels like its more the Thunder player as opposed to Roland who’s barely on the card. In fact for the longest time I thought that Roland was a member of the Thunder. It also doesn’t help that fellow DB Irvin Smith has an almost identical card photo, same last name, and appears just two cards previously in the set.
Cotton lives in Central Texas and much like myself was affected by ‘The Texas Freeze’. He wrote me a nice note saying that normally he doesn’t respond to letters and just signs the cards, but that he too wished myself and my family well after what had happened to us.
AJ Feeley was a 5th round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in 2001.
He played QB from 1997-00 at Oregon.
Most of his statistical playing time was in 1999 when he threw for 1951 yards, and 14 TDs to 6 INT.
Feeley had a touch of magic during his time in Philly, leading the team to a comeback win in his rookie season, and helping the team win three games to secure the #1 seed his second year.
In 2004, AJ was traded to the Dolphins for a second round pick.
He’d battle incumbent Jay Fiedler all season long, but with bellcow RB Ricky Williams MIA, HC Dave Wannstedt, was fired midway through a disastrous season.
During that year he’d throw for a career high 1893 yards and 11 TDs.
Feeley was traded after the season to the San Diego Chargers, but buried on the depth chart, didn’t see any playing time.
AJ returned to Philadelphia in 2006, playing with the franchise as they transitioned from Donovan McNabb to Mike Vick.
Afterwards he entered into the journeyman phase of his career, with one year stops at Carolina (2009) and St. Louis (2010).
NOTES:
AJ had some wonderful cards and with him signing, I thought I’d get him on his marvelous Leaf card and a Atomic as a bonus. After I received the Atomic card in I realized I was really annoyed by the way the shadow from his helmet hits his face.
ATT
CPD
YDS
PCT
TD
INT
RAT
LG
762
425
4618
55.8
28
31
69.1
89t
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