Category Archives: The Spring League

CFL, NFL, The Spring League, ufl, usfl

Colburn II, Matt

CARDS: Upper Deck UFL 2024 Certified, Upper Deck UFL 2025 Gold Certified, Upper Deck UFL 2025 Certified
ACQUIRED: eBay, 2026. Trade, 2025

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Matt Coburn initially signed with Louisville in 2015, but close to signing day, was told the school ‘had no room for him’,
  • Signed with Wake Forest the following year ran for 2,528 yards, finishing 6th in school history.
  • Undrafted in 2019, signed with the Los Angeles Rams but didn’t make the squad.
  • Joined the XFL in 2020 seeing little action with the New York Guardians in two contests before the league folded due to COVID.
  • Played in The Spring League that year for the TSL Blues.
  • Signed with the Toronto Argonauts in 2021 but didn’t make the squad.
  • Played for the USFL Philadelphia Stars in 2022.
  • Ran 102 times for 457 yards and 8 TDs, and caught 18 passes for 150 yards and a TD for the Stars in 4 starts (10 games).
  • After short stints with the Jaguars and again with the Stars in ’23, was selected by the Michigan Panthers during the UFL dispersal draft.
  • Led the Panthers with 90 carries for 401 yards and 4 TDs in 8 games.
  • Injuries derailed most of his 2025 campaign, as he saw action in only 3 games, rushing 22 times for 101 yards and a 23 yard TD.

ACCOLADES:

  • USFL Sportsman of the Year 2022

NOTES:

The photo on this UFL 2025 card is fantastic. I really like the clear expression on his face along with the juxtaposition of his figure against the yellow background.

TRADE DETAILS:

I traded away a triple signature UFL card for EJ PERRY, HAKEEM BUTLER, CODY LATTIMER, DONALD PAYNE, and MATT COBURN II. (Later in the month I’d pull that same triple signature card again anyway.)

CFL, IFL, NFL, The Spring League, XFL

Dixon, Ahmad

CARD: Topps XFL 2020
ACQUIRED: Ebay, 2025

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Ahmad Dixon played college ball at Baylor from 2010-’14 at defensive back.
  • Over his college careers with the Bears, he had 288 combined tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 9 pass deflections, and 4 picks for 72 yard and a TD.
  • Selected in the 7th round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys.
  • Signed to the Vikings practice squad, and then to the Bears active roster during the 2014 season.
  • Had 5 special teams tackles and a fumble recovery for the Bears.
  • Signed by the Dolphins and quickly cut, Dixon ended the year back on the Vikings and was cut in 2015
  • Dixon tried his hand in the CFL and appeared in one game for the Edmonton Eskimos in 2017.
  • Played for the South team of The Spring League in 2018.
  • Resigned with the Esks that year but was released in final cut downs.
  • Drafted by the Los Angeles Wildcats of the XFL 2020 during the 6th round.
  • Before COVID ended the season, Dixon had 44 tackles in 4 games for LA.
  • Joined the Massachusetts Pirates of the IFL in 2021, posting 49 tackles, 4 pass breakups, an interception and a sack.
  • Played for the Philadelphia Stars in 2022, and started 9 contests, recording 41 total tackles, 1 pass deflections, 1 pick, and 2 forced fumbles.
  • Signed with the Pirates again for 2023 but did not make the squad.

NOTES:

This card is an uncorrected error. Topps accidentally spelled Ahmad’s name, ‘Ahmed’. Cheap certified autographed cards for my favorite sets are a no brainier through eBay.

NFL, The Spring League, ufl, XFL

Sexton, Mathew

CARD: TNT XFL 2023
ACQUIRED: IP, 2025

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Mathew played WR at Eastern Michigan from 2016-’20.
  • He caught 100 passes for 1335 yards and 9 TDs in 43 contests.
  • Undrafted he’d play in The Spring League in 2020.
  • Signed with the Steelers but didn’t make the squad.
  • Signed with the Chiefs in 2022, but was later placed on IR.
  • In 2023 Mathew played for the Vegas Vipers of the XFL 23.
  • Caught 23 passes for 326 yards in 8 contests.
  • Signed with the Falcons and later Patriots in 2023 but was released.
  • Saw time in camp in 2024 with the Dolphins but didn’t make the squad.
  • After the merger of the USFL and XFL, Mathew signed with the San Antonio Brahmas.
  • Played in 4 contests, catching 3 passes for 15 yards.
  • That season he scored on a punt return to beat the eventual UFL Champion DC Defenders and help the Brahmas win their only contest of the season.
  • Sexton had 8 punt returns for 154 yards and a TD on the season.

NOTES:

Just coasted in for the win on this one. When Matt joined the Brahmas I knew they’d put him to work. His signing was a footnote- but being aware of his history as a dependable receiver on a not so hot Vegas team, that played in a terrible stadium, I knew he’d be money. I went to work creating his card with the idea just maybe I’d get it signed.

After he returned his first punt and almost broke loose, I quipped to him on Instagram that he was one step away from breaking one loose. He liked that comment and the image of his card I put up. The next week he broke loose for that TD on the PR, and the rest was history.

It seemed to line up perfectly. After the Brahmas advertised and told me that an event in SA was going to have players- I was pretty annoyed when they backed out of it. I kept the receipts and asked my ticket manager what happened. When I showed him the emails we exchanged about it, he offered me a free after game autograph signing. -I jumped on it.

After the Brahmas got trounced by the Roughnecks, I got piled into a line and shuffled down below. I was excited to see who was going to be there. 8 chairs! 8 chairs of players! -Well no. Not at all. Instead it was 3 players, hastily called over as they walked off the field. Two other players came over. They didn’t have cards, and the team didn’t provide the autograph postcard they promised in another email. Thankfully Mathew was in the group and I got his autograph on this card.

I gave him the extra I had. Clanked the plastic holder there and said, “This is for you.” He seemed very happy to have his own card and thanked me for my effort. Sometimes the expense is completely worth it for the quality, as I heard him like many players who are in shock about having their own card: “Wow, it looks so real.”