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McKyer, Tim ‘Frequent Flyer McKyer’

CARD: Action Packed Rookies 1991
ACQUIRED: eBay, 2025

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Tim McKyer played CB at University of Texas at Arlington where he’d be made into a 3rd round choice of the San Fransisco 49ers in 1986.
  • Had a spectacular debut notching 45 total tackles, 23 pass deflections and 6 interceptions for 33 yards and a TD.
  • Although McKyer displayed great speed and leaping ability he was frequently targeted in 1987.
  • He had a very impressive ’88 campaign recording 7 interceptions, 19 pass deflections, and 39 tackles.
  • After the ’89 season, McKyer was traded to the Miami Dolphins.
  • He’d post 4 picks and 44 total tackles in his lone season there.
  • Then for McKyer he’d be off to Atlanta in another trade in 1991.
  • Quickly was paired with Deion Sanders and they formed a nasty CB duo, as Tim notched 6 picks in Atlanta in ’91.
  • 1993 began truly Tim’s mercenary phase.
  • He’d spend one year each with Detroit (’93), Pittsburgh (’94), Carolina (’95), Atlanta (again ’96), and Denver (’97), primarily as a situational starter.
  • In possibly the highlight of his career while playing for Carolina in 1995, Tim posted a 96 yard interception against the ‘9ers, keying the Panthers 13-7 win.
  • In 170 total contests, Tim finished with 33 interceptions for 235 yards and 2 TDs.

ACCOLADES:

  • All Rookie Team 1986

NOTES:

Tim is a non-signer TTM so it’s been hard to nab him on the two Action Packed Rookies sets he appears in. I saw this for a pretty reasonable price and just had to take a chance at this price.

Tim’s passionate about his children- and after a divorce from his wife became extremely active in the little discussed issue of Men’s Parental Rights.

Olsavsky, Jerry

CARDS: Score 1990, Topps 1990
ACQUIRED: TTM 2023, C/o Home
SENT: 1/17 RECEIVED: 1/30 (13 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Jerry Olsavsky played LB at Pitt from 1985-’88.
  • There he had over 100 tackles in 3 straight years, including 129 as a senior.
  • A sneaky 10th round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1989.
  • Saw playing time both on special teams and at ILB.
  • Totaled 41 total tackles, a sack, a pass deflection, and a forced fumble in his rookie campaign.
  • A key backup, he played sparingly over the next few seasons.
  • Lost a good portion of his 1993 and all of his 1994 seasons to a knee injury.
  • Returned again to a key role as a special teamer and backup linebacker.
  • Signed with the Bengals in 1998 and finished the regular season as a member of the Baltimore Ravens.
  • Entered the college coaching ranks in 2003 working with Youngstown State.
  • In 2010, Jerry became a defensive assistant with the Steelers.
  • Then was moved to the inside linebackers coaching position with the team in 2015.
  • In 2023, joined Duquense as a defensive assistant.

ACCOLADES:

  • All Rookie Team 1989

NOTES:

Jerry only had 4 cards or so, but made out pretty good with these two. Topps always had a deep cut or two and Jerry qualifies as such in one of these rare action shots.

Woodside, Logan (2)

CARD: Topps AAF 2019 Certified HACK
ACQUIRED: TTM 2026, C/o Home
SENT: 4/15 RECEIVED: 5/21 (36 days)
FAILURE: TTM 2019, C/o The Tennessee Titans

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • See Also Logan Woodside
  • Since the AAF folded, Logan has kept his agent quite busy bouncing around from franchise to franchise as a scout team/ 3rd string QB.
  • After making the roster of the Titans in 2019, he’d be on and off the practice squad and regular season roster throughout 2022.
  • Saw his first NFL regular season playing time in 2020, completing 1 of 3 passes for 7 yards.
  • He was then signed to the Falcons roster at the end of the year, and was on Atlanta throughout 2023, and into 2024.
  • During the ’23 season, Woodside saw the most regular season playtime up to that point, completing 3 of 4 passes for 27 yards and a pick.
  • Returned to Cinci in 2024, and was on and off the practice squad/ regular season roster until his release during summer of ’25.
  • The next stop was a trip to Pittsburgh, from August to October of 2025.
  • At the end of the 2025 season, he’d be signed to the Cardinals practice squad.

NOTES:

My friend Joe rode in to the rescue on this one, nabbing him TTM while I was just thinking about it. Armed with the address he provided me I printed out the card and got it straight out to Logan as soon as I could. As I’ve been hamstrung with my PC for about 8 months or so, I had to delicately reconstruct the template and drop the photo in on a Photoshop alternative. In the end, it worked out fantastic and I was ecstatic to get Logan back on a Commanders card I made after my previous failure back in 2019.

Logan among the AAF starting QBs probably spent the most time in the NFL. While he hasn’t seen very much playing time, he has carved himself out a nice spot in history.