Category Archives: NFL

Gossett, Jeff (2)

CARDS: Topps Stadium Club 1992, Action Packed 1992
ACQUIRED: TTM 2023, C/o Home
SENT: 9/25 RECEIVED: 9/30 (5 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

I had gotten Jeff at Dallas Cowboys training camp so long ago, I figured it was time to get him on the remaining cards I had. The Action Packed 1992 was a great dual signature candidate, since both players remain decent signers through the mail, and it’s a great card to boot.

I was surprised that Gameday didn’t have a 1992 card of him, but the Topps Stadium Club fit in nicely as a nice c-tier card to get autographed.

Brooks, James (2)

CARDS: Topps 1990 1000 Yard Club, Pro Set 1990 Pro Bowl, Pro Set 1992, Pro Set 1989
ACQUIRED: TTM 2024, C/o Home
SENT: 1/23 RECEIVED: 2/5 (13 days)*
* Fee enclosed

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

With an outstanding selection, I felt it was appropriate to finish up on James’ cards I still needed. The Pro Set 1989 is an easy one to pick out, but recently I’ve gotten more interested in the much maligned Topps 1990 set. The 1000 Yard Club subset runs a bit over 30 deep if I remember correctly. It really stands out from the base set with its yellow border, glossy front, and an action shot on the front.

I’ve been building up slowly on the Pro Set 1990 Pro Bowl set, with a fair amount more of the AFC squad completed. It’s nothing that I’m truly actively trying to get, but I’m sort of falling into.

Walker, Tre

Upper Deck 2023, #6

CARD: Upper Deck USFL 2023
ACQUIRED: TTM 2023, C/o Home
SENT: 10/10 RECEIVED: 10/21 (11 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Tre Walker played WR at San Jose St from 2017-2020.
  • His breakout year came as Junior when he had 79 receptions for 1161 yards and 2 TDs.
  • Finished college career with 189 receptions for 2790 yards and 12 TDs.
  • Signed as an UDFA by the Buffalo Bills following the 2021 Draft, but did not make the squad.
  • In 2022, was selected in the 12th round of the USFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Maulers.
  • Despite the team’s offensive struggles, Tre recorded 33 receptions for 362 yards and a touchdown.
  • Had 359 all purpose yards (200 receiving, 17 rushing, and 142 in kick returns) in the 2023 season, despite missing a portion of the season due to injury.
  • Although resigned by the Maulers for 2024, the USFL merged with the XFL and Pittsburgh was not retained.

NOTES:

A nice start to my USFL card set, Tre sent me a nice note and wrote on my card ‘much love’. He still has gas in the tank and I hope he latches on with a new team soon.

My friend Mark (Mark’s Signing Bonus), sent me a box of the USFL to get me started, so I figured why not and dove right in to getting them autographed. While the set is pretty small, there are still some active players in the league who are now in the UFL.