Arena, NFL, WLAF

Wells, Kent

CARD: Wild Card WL 1992
ACQUIRED: TTM 2019, C/o Home
SENT: 10/5/19 RECEIVED: 9/19/23 (1445 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Kent Wells played DL at Nebraska from 1987-’89.
  • Posted 37 solo tackles, 40 assists and 10 sacks over his time in Lincoln.
  • 6th round pick of the Washington Redskins in the 1990 NFL Draft.
  • Claimed off of waivers by the New York Giants that year, playing in 6 contests.
  • Spent the 1991 off-season with the 49ers.
  • Saw extensive action playing for the Ohio Glory of the World League in 1992.
  • Briefly was on the off-season roster of the Browns that year.
  • Joined the Arena Football League in 1993, playing for the Thunderbolts through ’94, when the team folded.
  • Played for the Tampa Bay Storm from 95-98′.
  • Traded to the Iowa Barnstormers in ’98.
  • Played one final season in the Arena leagues for the Orlando Predators in 1999.

ACCOLADES:

  • 1996 Arena Defensive Lineman of the Year
  • Arena Football League All-Star 1993
  • All-Arena 1995-’96

NOTES:

After I saw Kent’s autograph pop up on EBay, I started researching his address and was pretty confident I found a circumstantial fit near Omaha. I shot this request out shortly after and waited, and albeit a bit later than I figured, I got a hit. For only having one card, Kent Wells’ Wild Card World League card is an absolute winner.

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NFL

Carrier, Mark (DB-2)

Gameday 1992, #446
Action Packed All-Madden Team 1990, #45
Action Packed 1991, #24
Pro Set 1990, #800
Skybox 1992, #8
Action Packed 1992, #21

CARDS: Gameday 1992, Skybox 1992, Action Packed 1992, Action Packed All Madden Team 1990, Pro Set 1991
ACQUIRED: 2023, Paid Signing

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

I saw a cheap signing for Mark that I had to get in on, so I plunked down the cash and went all in. The Pro Set 1991 card, was actually a special edition #800 for the Defensive Rookie of the Year. It was released as part of the Pro Set 1990 Update. I hadn’t ever seen the All Madden card before. I had probably gone through nearly an entire box at 7-11, but never gotten one. Great pickups.

NFL

Moyer, Paul

Pro Set 1989, #398

CARD: Pro Set 1989
ACQUIRED: TTM 2023, C/o Work
SENT: 1/17 RECEIVED: 2/13 (27 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • After transferring from Cal St Fullerton, Paul Moyer finished out his college career playing for Arizona State in 1983.
  • He’d go undrafted in 1984, but catch on with the Seattle Seahawks, starting one game.
  • In his rookie campaign he had an interception for a TD and 3 forced fumbles.
  • He’d start his first 16 game slate in 1988, posting a career high 6 picks and 2 forced fumbles.
  • Unfortunately in 1989 he suffered a career ending neck injury.
  • He’d be hired as a coach for the team, working with the DBs from 1990-’94.
  • Since that time he’s worked for the franchise as an analyst for the Seahawks pre and post game coverage.

NOTES:

Sometimes I crawl through the back end of sportscollectors.net and look for players that have fallen through the cracks TTM. I had a very good feeling about Paul. He was a player who boasted a pretty good response percentage, but had dropped off recently after an address change. It just required a bit of grease work to find his updated address. He responded by writing a very nice note thanking me for being a fan along with the autographed card.

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