Category Archives: AAF

Pinkins, Eric

CARDS: Topps AAF 2019, Topps AAF 2019 Certified
ACQUIRED: TTM 2019, C/o Home. EBay, 2019
SENT: 5/6/2019 RECEIVED: 6/3/2019 (28 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Eric Pinkins was a hybrid DB/LB at San Diego State from 2009-’13.
  • He finished with 172 total tackles, 3 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 5 pass deflections, and 3 interceptions for 70 yards and a TD over 4 years with the Aztecs.
  • 6th round pick of the Seattle Seahawks in 2014.
  • After 2 seasons with the Seahawks, he joined the Giants for 2016.
  • Waived by the Giants in mid-2017, Eric signed with the Cowboys in 2018, but did not make the squad.
  • In 2019, Eric played for the San Diego Fleet of the Alliance of American Football where the team decided to play him as a hybrid LB/S.
  • He started 6 of 8 contests, posting 29 total tackles and .5 sacks.
  • After the AAF ended, Pinkins was selected by the Los Angeles Wildcats of the XFL in 2020.
  • He’d finish the season on the roster of ‘Team 9’ before the COVID abbreviated season ended.

NOTES:

After the AAF collapsed, I rushed out a few cards to players that I could readily find through the mail. Eric was in that first batch, and then proceeded to get lost in the shuffle of all my returns that year. There is no discoloration in the Topps AAF base card he autographed. It looks like he started in purple and realized it wouldn’t take as well as blue. I really appreciate his effort there though.

Summers, Jamar

Topps AAF NOW 2019, #8

CARDS: Topps AAF 2019, Topps XFL 2020 Certified, Topps AAF NOW 2019
ACQUIRED: IP 2024, San Antonio Brahmas v Arlington Renegades

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Jamar Summers is a solid DB who can play CB and S in a pinch.
  • He played for Connecticut where he tied for the nation’s lead in interceptions with 8 in his sophomore season of 2015.
  • Undrafted, he suited up with the Steelers in 2018.
  • Jamar joined the AAF in 2019 when he was signed by the Birmingham Iron.
  • In 7 contests he had 3 picks, 15 tackles, and 2 FF before the league collapsed.
  • He was a signee of the Detroit Lions later that year.
  • Then in 2020 played in the XFL for the New York Guardians.
  • In the COVID shortened season he had 16 tackles and a pick in 3 starts.
  • Houston of the USFL would be his next stop in 2022, raking in 26 tackles.
  • In 2023, Jamar played in the XFL for the Vipers, before finally playing in 2024 for the Renegades.

NOTES:

When the teams were going back to the locker room after warmups, Jamar came over and said that he had mad respect for my AAF jersey. I said to him, “I KNOW WHO YOU ARE JAMAR SUMMERS AND I HAVE CARDS OF YOU!” He excitedly agreed to sign them on the spot. Since I was wearing my San Antonio Commanders jersey, we talked about the matchup between SA and Birmingham for a hot minute.

He was surprised that I remembered it, but he remembered it down to the correct score! I then quipped about how the weather was terrible and there was a tornado watch that day and they played in a torrential downpour. We both also reminisced that we couldn’t believe it’d been 5 years.

When he saw my AAF cards, he was like, “Oh wow! A true fan!” (Especially when he laid his eyes upon the ultra rare Topps AAF Now 2019 card of his.)

Of note, I think I had gotten Jamar’s Topps XFL Certified sometime ago, but because he ham fisted the autograph, I resisted posting it for a while. It will certainly make a good conversation starter next time I see him.
In a rush to get out the door, I forgot that he had a Topps XFL 2020 base card as well. There’s always hopefully next year!

Smith, De’Veon (3)

topps xfl 2020, #19

CARD: Topps XFL 2020
ACQUIRED: IP 2024, San Antonio Brahmas v Arlington Renegades

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

So right after I got De’Veon on a few cards at the Roughnecks event way, way back in 2020, the XFL Topps set was released. In 2023, when the Brahmas played the Renegades in SA, I finally figured out my strategy for getting autographs, but it was only after the Renegades game that I settled in. It’s pretty much worked like a charm since.

After the Brahmas beat the Renegades, I was able to get De’Veon to come over. Any of the players who were ex-AAFers gravitated towards me to give me props. De’Veon for example played for Orlando.

I also reminded him that I was that fan that flagged him down at the scrimmage that the Vipers had against the Roughnecks back in 2020. He smiled widely and said, “I REMEMBER YOU!!!” We exchanged pleasantries and I tried to get his glove off of him but he had already promised it to the kids across the way. No big deal. Next year!