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Garoppolo, Jimmy ‘Jimmy G’

CARDS: Score 2018, Donruss 2020, Panini Illusions 2019, Panini Legacy 2019
ACQUIRED: TTM 2021, C/o San Fransisco 49ers. TTM 2022, C/o Home
SENT: 3/31/21 RECEIVED: 1/24/24 (1029 days)
SENT: 8/8/22 RECEIVED: 7/7/23 (333 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Jimmy Garoppolo played QB for Eastern Illinois from 2010-’13.
  • Playing in 45 games, he set multiple records at the school.
  • In his Senior season he completed 375 of 568 passes for 5050 yards and 53 TDs.
  • Selected by the New England Patriots in the 2nd round of the 2014 NFL Draft as one of the many heir apparents to Tom Brady.
  • He sparingly saw action through 3 seasons, but put up solid numbers, completing 63 of 94 passes for 690 yards and 5 TDs.
  • Traded to the 49ers near the tail end of the trading period of the 2017 season.
  • Went 5-0 during that season, creating a heavy amount of hype going into 2018.
  • Jimmy G got only 3 games under his belt before his season ended due to an ACL tear.
  • In 2019, he had an impressive season for the ‘9ers, leading the team to Super Bowl LIV.
  • Threw for 3979 yards and 27 TDs completing 329 of 476 passes.
  • A troublesome high ankle sprain tainted his encore in 2020, as he played in only 6 contests.
  • The ‘9ers began to restock their QB room trading up for Trey Lance and selecting little known QB Brock Purdy.
  • Returned to near form in 2021, completing 301 of 441 passes for 3,810 yards and 20 TDs.
  • In 2022, the ‘9ers named Trey Lance as starter right out of the gate.
  • Garoppolo didn’t have to wait long to get back into the starting lineup as Trey Lance was injured in the first game of the season.
  • He was able to rally the team into playoff contention but Jimmy too got injured and his season ended during Week 13.
  • Jimmy signed in 2023 with Las Vegas- reuniting him with his offensive coordinator of the Patriots and now head coach of the Raiders- Josh McDaniels.
  • The Raiders were a dumpster fire under McDaniels and Raider management.
  • McDaniels’ and Jimmy’s tenure in LV lasted just one season.
  • Currently Jimmy G is a backup QB for the Los Angeles Rams.

ACCOLADES:

  • 2013 Walter Payton Award Winner

NOTES:

I saw that Jimmy G. was signing through the ‘9ers organization and sent out to him back in 2021. In the meantime I saw a lot of people get his autograph back that sent to him after me. So in 2022, I sent to his home address. After about a year I saw the two come back from his home address.

I didn’t think I’d ever get the other two back from his time with the ‘9ers, but apparently I was at the bottom of the refilled mail bag!

Pass, Jawon

CARD: Leaf 2016
ACQUIRED: In Person 2023, San Antonio Brahmas v Orlando Guardians

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Jawon Pass played QB at Louisville from 2016-’20.
  • His best season came in 2018 when he threw for 1960 yards (162/300) with 8 TD passes.
  • Over his college career for the Cardinals, he completed 211/382 passes for 2545 yards and 13 TDs (12 INT).
  • He transferred to Prairie View A&M in 2021.
  • Completed 205 of 335 passes for 2626 yards and 16 TDs (12 INT).
  • Undrafted, Jawon was selected by the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL in 2022.
  • Buried on the depth chart behind Jack Coan and Reid Sinnett.
  • Injuries due to a porous OL took its toll and Pass would see action in 3 contests starting 1.
  • Completed 10 of 20 passes for 80 yards.
  • Joined the Tulsa Oilers of the IFL in 2024, but did not make the squad.

NOTES:

I had this one card of Jawon. He was walking around in street clothes and I caught him coming out of the tunnel pregame on the visitors side. I called him over and he was genuinely surprised- so much so he wasn’t sure if he was supposed to sign on the front or the back… He signed on the back, much to my chagrin.

Tubbs, Marcus

CARD: UT Upper Deck 2011 HACK
ACQUIRED: 2024, Future Considerations

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Marcus Tubbs played DT for the University of Texas from 1999-’03.
  • In 48 games (36 starts) he tallied 207 tackles, 41 tackles for loss, 15 sacks, and 5 forced fumbles.
  • A first round pick of the Seattle Seahawks in 2004.
  • Over a 4 year career ravaged by injuries, Marcus had his best season in 2005, when he recorded 40 total tackles, 6 sacks and 2 forced fumbles.
  • He had microfracture surgery in 2006 after 6 games.
  • In 2007, Marcus was placed on IR during the preseason but did not see the field again.
  • With his playing career cut short, Marcus retired back to Austin, Texas to work for the University of Texas Athletic Department.
  • In 2016 he joined the University of Houston Athletic Department.
  • Later he’d go on to work in the medical field.

NOTES:

I love the UT Upper Deck 2011 set but there’s a lot of missing names so I decided to ‘hack’ out the set for a few more players- which turned out to be about 100. As I was going along I wanted to turn it into a living set, and in conversation, Marcus’ name came up.

Apparently Mark’s daughter plays volleyball with his daughter, so it was easy to get, if I came up with the card. Mark and him were pretty impressed by my choice of card. It was a bit on the dark side, and for some reason the orange horizontal lines are missing or too thin to see, but otherwise it came out nicely.