Category Archives: CFL

Daniels, BJ (2)

CARDS: Topps AAF 2019, Topps XFL 2020
ACQUIRED: TTM 2023, C/o USF Bulls
SENT: 12/26 RECEIVED: 2/5/24 (41 days)
FAILURE: TTM 2020, 2023

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

I had tried BJ a few times already without any luck- even delaying posting his original post for a few months hoping I’d get a success back, but no dice. Every once in a while I pull out my stack of failures that were RTSed by the mailman and go through them. I decided to take a closer look at Daniels’ address. I knew he worked at USF but the address was off by just a bit, so I tweaked it and tried again. A bit over two months later he sent me back the autographs and a really nice note on USF stationary thanking me for being a fan.

Brewer, Charlie

CARD: Sage 2023 GOLD (18/100)
ACQUIRED: Box Breaker, 2023

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Charlie Brewer played QB at Baylor in 2017-’20.
  • Named freshman of the year in 2017.
  • Threw for 65 TDs and over 9,500 yards in Waco.
  • Opted to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted by the COVID pandemic.
  • Played 3 games for Utah in 2021.
  • Transferred to Liberty for 2022 and was injured in the first game of the season.
  • Went undrafted in 2023.
  • Saw time briefly on the off-season roster of the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL.

NOTES:

Brewer is part of a hotbed of quarterback talent from Austin, Texas, and he himself comes from strong football bloodlines. I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets lost in the shuffle of QB talent in camps this year, and would make a fantastic target for XFL developmental.

Stribling, Channing (2)

CARDS: Topps AAF 2019, Topps AAF 2019 Future Stars, Topps XFL 2020, Upper Deck USFL 2023
ACQUIRED: In Person, 2024 San Antonio Brahmas v St. Louis Battlehawks
FAILURE: TTM 2020, TTM 2023

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • See Also Channing Stribling
  • Channing suited up for the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL in 2020.
  • After the league folded due to COVID, he returned to the CFL and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, whom he’d been with briefly before signing with the XFL.
  • In 2022, he played for the Philadelphia Stars of the USFL.
  • He’d intercept 7 passes for 121 yards and make 14 tackles.
  • Afterwards, briefly was on the offseason roster of the Washington Commanders.
  • Although drafted by the Battlehawks of the XFL 23, Stribling opted to resign with the Stars.
  • With the USFL and XFL merged, Stribling was drafted by the Birmingham Stallions in the 2024 player dispersal draft.
  • Ultimately ended up on the roster of the Battlehawks- but was cut during the regular season.

NOTES:

Channing was on a shortlist of players I really wanted since he was impossible to get TTM and he had… four(?) cards I was looking to get signed. Since players didn’t really pay any attention to me pregame, I decided to troll the Battlehawks players.

I yelled at Channing that he wasn’t fooling anyone, since he changed his number from 41 to 14. (Wikipedia even showed it as 41.) I then heckled him about his time with the Express. He smiled and after the game gladly came over and inked these 4 cards. When he looked at them, he called them ‘classic’.