Playoff Contenders 2000 European Ticket, #163
CARD: Playoff Contenders 2000 European Ticket
CAREER SNAPSHOT:
Alonzo Johnson played WR at small school Central State (OH)
After going undrafted he was signed by the New Orleans Saints in 1998, seeing action for one contest.
He’d head over to Europe playing for the Barcelona Dragons of the NFLE in 1999.
In Alonzo’s debut he caught 20 passes for 300 yards and 3 TDs, including a 65 yarder.
He’d return to the league the following season, this time for the Rhein Fire, in 2000.
During that season, Alonzo caught 41 passes for 538 yards and 3 TDs, including a 55 yarder.
He also was used as a returner by both squads, seeing the majority of it with the Fire where Alonzo logged 21 punt returns for 121 yards, and 21 kickoff returns for 384 yards.
REC YDS AVG TD LG 61 838 13.7 6 65t
NFLE
CARDS: Playoff Contenders European Ticket 2000
CAREER SNAPSHOT:
Jesse Haynes played RB at NW Missouri State from 93-96.
Only seeing action technically in 2 years, he had a Senior season to remember rushing 208 times for 1453 yards (7.0 ypc) and 17 TDs.
Undrafted, he signed with the Kansas City Chiefs and was a member of their practice squad in 1997 and ’98.
He joined the World League in 1999, scoring 10 TDs in his debut with the Scottish Claymores.
Jesse set a Claymores RB record with an 86 yard receiving TD that year.
The following year in 2000, he ran for 341 yards and scored 3 TDs for the Barcelona Dragons.
RUSH YDS AVG TD LG 179 725 4.0 10 35
NFLE REC YDS AVG TD LG 34 389 11.4 86t 4
Playoff Contenders European Ticket 2000, #176
CARDS: Playoff Contenders European Ticket 2000, Leaf Rookies & Stars 2001, Bowman 2000, Topps Chrome 2000(13 days)
CAREER SNAPSHOT:
RB Aaron Stecker started his college career at Wisconsin in ’95.
After Ron Dayne sucked all the wind out of the RB room- Stecker transferred to Western Illinois in ’97.
Stecker ran wild at Western Illinois Stecker finishing as the school’s all-time leading rusher with 3,799 yards (since surpassed).
Going undrafted in ’99 he’d be cut in camp with the Bears.
Stecker was signed in 2000 by the Bucs and allocated to NFLE.
He’d go on to have over 1,000 yards from scrimmage and 11 TDs playing for the Scottish Claymores.
The Bucs liked what they saw so much, Stecker made the team’s roster and contributed on special teams and as a 3rd down back.
In 2004, Stecker signed with New Orleans’ crowded backfield, playing 3 seasons and starting 7 contests.
After his stint concluded with the Saints, Aaron played for the Falcons in 2009.
Tried out for the Packers in 2010 but was not signed.
ACCOLADES:
NFLE Offensive MVP 2000
Western Illinois HOF 2010
Scottish Claymores Hall of Fame 2003
Leaf Rookies & Stars 2000, #286 Topps 2000, #357 Bowman 2000, #155
NOTES:
A home run NFLE success story, Aaron parlayed his time playing for the Claymores one season- into 10 seasons in the NFL.
RUSH YDS AVG TD LG 176 774 4.4 7 59t
NFLE RUSH YDS AVG TD LG 386 1526 3.9 8 59
NFL REC YDS AVG TD LG 166 1175 7.0 3 48
KR YDS AVG TD LG 170 3934 23.1 1 98t
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