Cards: Topps XFL 2001, Score 2010
Acquired: TTM 2019, C/o The Chicago Bears
Sent: 2/4/19 Received: 4/2/19 (59 days)

Mike Furrey has made a very interesting professional football journey. After not being drafted out of Northern Iowa in 2000, he’d sign with the Colts but not make the squad.

Undeterred, he’d join the renegade XFL in 2001, where he’d play wide receiver for the Las Vegas Outlaws. He’d snag 18 catches for 242 yards and a 41 yard TD. As the team’s primary punt returner Mike also returned 11 punts for 94 yards.

After the XFL folded, he’d play for the New York Dragons of the Arena football league, spending two years with them in 2002 and 2003. During both seasons he posted 1000+ yard seasons and display a knack for playing defensive back, intercepting 6 passes. He’d also play for the St. Louis Rams in both of those years as well and oddly enough play both wide receiver and defensive back for the team, posting 21 receptions for 197 yards, and then intercept 4 passes for 143 yards, deflect 8 passes, and return one 67 yards for a TD from free safety.

Obviously Mike’s curious stat lines drew him attention in the open market as he signed with the Detrot Lions in 2006. He’d have his finest season as a WR, with 98 receptions for 1086 yards and 6 TDs in 14 starts, and follow that up in 2007 with 61 receptions for 664 yards and a TD. After a subpar 2008, Mike made a stop with the Cleveland Browns in 2009- where he saw significant time again starting 4 games at WR while moonlighting at safety as well. After the season concluded he joined the Washington Redskins but did not make the squad.

Very soon thereafter, Mike went into college coaching and as of this post in 2019, is the wide receivers coach for the Chicago Bears.

Some very interesting design between these two cards. I love the Score 2010, almost as much as Score 2009. It’s got great color, and the slightly off white helps the image stand off the canvas just a little more. I especially like the use of the designs in the top corners of the card to give it that painted effect. This set felt like a direct heir to the 2009 set that I adore.

The Topps XFL card represented everything gaudy about the Attitude Era that bled from WWE into the XFL. It’s an underused design to have both the player’s face and an action image on the front of the card, but this one pulls it off- albeit just a bit over designed.

NFL G/GS	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
94/41	221	2298	10.4	7	49

NFL TAC	SAC	FUM	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
77	0	5	4	143	35.7	1	67T

NFL PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
23	213	9.3	0	28

ARENA	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
	182	2629	14.4	73	N/A

ARENA TAC	SAC	FUM	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
78	0	0	6	16	2.7	0	N/A

XFL REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
18	242	13.4	1	41T

XFL PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
11	94	8.5	0	21