CARDS: Topps XFL 2020 Certified, Topps XFL 2020, Topps XFL 2020 NOW, Topps AAF Certified 2019 HACK, Panini Contenders Draft Picks 2016 Gameday, Sage 2016 Artistry
ACQUIRED: Box Breaker, 2020. TTM 2019, C/o Home. TTM 2024, C/o Home
SENT: 6/3/19 RECEIVED: 6/15/20 (378 days)
SENT: 7/10 RECEIVED: 8/30 (51 days)
CAREER SNAPSHOT:
- See Also Nelson Spruce
- After being released by the Rams, Nelson signed with the Bears in October of 2017.
- Then after two small stints with the Chiefs and Chargers, Nelson signed with the San Diego Fleet of the AAF at the tail end of 2018.
- In Week 7 against the Arizona Hotshots in 2019, he had 12 catches for 146 yards.
- He finished 5th with 426 yards and second in catches with 38.
- After the collapse of the AAF- he was a 3rd round pick of the Los Angeles Wildcats of the XFL in 2020.
- Caught 20 passes for 256 yards and 2 scores in 3 starts.
- Unfortunately the COVID pandemic derailed the XFL season after the midway point of the season.
- Spent about 6 months on the off-season roster of the Montreal Alouettes in 2021.
- As of 2024- is a VP of brand/ product development with FIBR.
NOTES:
OK. So I sat intentionally on Nelson’s post for a while. Almost right after I got his autographs back from 2019, I popped open a box of XFL 2020 and, “Pfbbbttt,” There’s Nelson’s XFL base card- so I had to get that signed too. Then it hit me… Nelson, despite his stat line and prominence in the AAF, doesn’t appear in the set. I needed to do all that before throwing up another post about him.
I really upped my quality on the custom cards across the board, down to the print quality and design. I was very happy with how the AAF card turned out, and I sent an extra for him to keep as well.
