CARDS: Topps Traded 1990, Pro Set 1991 ACQUIRED: TTM 2024, C/o Home SENT: 12/10 RECEIVED: 12/24 (14 days) FAILURE: TTM 2023, C/o Home
CAREER SNAPSHOT:
After blocking up front for Legends such as Bo Jackson and Brent Fullwood at Auburn, Tommie Agee was a 5th round pick of the Seattle Seahawks.
He spent his entire rookie year on IR in 1987 due to a knee injury, and then saw little playing time in ’88.
The following season in ’89 he played for the Chiefs- where Tommie had four special teams tackles and very little else statwise backing up Christian Okoye.
Joined the Cowboys in ’90 as a free agent.
Ran for a career high 212 yards and caught 30 passes for 272 yards as well as his first career TD seeing action at RB and FB.
The following year he scored his first and only professional rushing TD.
Played with the Cowboys through most of the 1994 season and was not resigned after the season.
ACCOLADES:
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame
NOTES:
Never got Tommie at Cowboys Training camp, so I figured it was time to shoot out a few cards. He moved in the interim, and my initial request wasn’t returned.
Tommie is an important behind the scenes backfield connection to the stars. He blocked and took spells for names such as Brent Fullwood and Bo Jackson in college, then briefly for Curt Warner and John L Williams at Seattle. After that it was off to KC with league leading rusher Christian Okoye, and finally in Dallas for Emmitt Smith.
CARDS: Panini Prestige 2010, Score 2010 ACQUIRED: TTM 2024, C/o The New York Giants SENT: 12/11/24 RECEIVED: 1/6/25 (26 days)
CAREER SNAPSHOT:
Mike Kafka played QB at Northwestern from 2006-’09.
He’d initially see the field as a change of pace- rushing for 263 yards in 2006, and 321 in 2008.
It wasn’t until 2009 that Mike would take over as the starting QB for the Wildcats.
He led the conference with 319 completions, 492 attempts, a completion percentage of 64.8 and 3,430 yards.
In the 2010 Outback Bowl he’d break Bowl game records with 78 attempts, 48 completions, 532 passing yards- and 5 interceptions.
Selected in the 4th round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles.
2013 led Kafka to the offseason rosters of both the Pats and Jags.
Then it was off to the Bucs (’14), and Vikings (’15).
His final stops landed him with the Titans and Bengals- both on their practice squads in 2015.
By 2016, Mike was off to the coaching world as a graduate assistant at Northwestern.
He joined the Chiefs in 2017 and served in a variety of coaching duties from Offensive quality control, quarterbacks coach, and passing game coordinator through the 2021 season.
2022 led Mike to the Giants as their offensive coordinator.
He’d be promoted to offensive coordinator and assistant head coach in 2024.
NOTES:
Mike had some nice cards and I had wanted to get them signed. The Panini Prestige ’10 really lends itself to an autograph with its clean and parallel design. I had asked Mike to draw up a play for me, but he just kept the index card. No big deal.
CARD: Pro Set 1989 ACQUIRED: TTM 2025, C/o Home SENT: 3/10 RECEIVED: 3/24 (14 days)
CAREER SNAPSHOT:
Lloyd Burruss played DB at Maryland from 1977-’80 where he was a 4 year starter.
Posted 9 picks and 160 tackles in college career.
3rd round draft choice in 1981 by the Kansas City Chiefs.
Had 4 picks rookie season, including one he returned for a score against Seattle.
Lloyd was a solid special teamer, blocking a punt and a field goal in ’82.
During the 1986 season, he had 5 interceptions for 193 yards and 3 TDs.
That year, Burruss tied an NFL record by returning two interceptions for TDs in the same game against San Diego- keying the team’s 42-41 win.
He then blocked a FG later that season and returned it for his 4th score of the year.
The wear and tear of the NFL season started catching up to Lloyd by 1988, and by the ’89 season, he became a situational starter.
Over the last three seasons of his career he started 5 games, retiring after the 1991 season.
ACCOLADES:
Pro Bowl 1986
Chiefs Hall of Fame 1999
Mack Hill Award 1981
All Pro 1986
Second Team All Pro 1988
NOTES:
Surprisingly Lloyd only had a few cards. 18 to be exact with most of them being Topps, one off cards, or police cards. The Pro Set 1989 was the most graceful IMHO and the last card of him to be produced.
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