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NFL

Okoye, Christian ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ (2)

CARDS: Fleer 1990, Skybox Impact 1992, Skybox Premium 1993-94, Pro Set 1989, Action Packed 1990, Gameday 1992
ACQUIRED: TTM 2025, C/o Home
SENT: 11/12 RECEIVED: 11/24 (12 days)
FAILURE: TTM 2010, C/o Home. TTM 2019, C/o Home
*$10 per card

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

I like Christian so much as a person after meeting him back in 2011. He made such a positive impression back then. I had really wanted to get his autograph again on a few cards- well a lot of cards.

After sporadically signing back in 2019, I sent one out, only to wait 2770 days for him to return it asking for a charitable donation to the Christian Okoye Foundation. I was sort of conflicted about the wait- but I’d guess he was buried under fan mail for all those years, so I am thankful he returned them. So I packed them up with the fee with a few additional cards and sent these back out.

That leaves me with a few odds and ends to complete out my collection with him. I also invited him to town and told him to look me up so I could treat him to real BBQ or breakfast tacos.

NFL

O’Neal, Leslie (2)

CARD: Fleer 1990
ACQUIRED: eBay, 2025

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

You know I sat on Leslie’s autograph that I had gotten through a friend for quite sometime thinking I’d pick O’Neal up on something later on. That time came and past and of course right after I posted it this year, this Fleer 1990 I needed popped up. I couldn’t resist at just 3 bucks.

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.”