CARD: Wildcard WL 1992
ACQUIRED: TTM 2020, C/o Work
SENT: 8/26/20 RECEIVED: 9/4/20 (8 days)
CAREER SNAPSHOT:
- Richard Carey played DB at Idaho, where he recorded 111 career tackles.
- Going undrafted he latched on with the Cincinnati Bengals in 1989 as an UDFA.
- He’d pick off a pass, recover a fumble, and see some spot kick and punt return duties while with the Bengals.
- This led to a one year stint with the Buffalo Bills in 1990.
- After an off-season appearance with the Falcons in 1991, Carey joined the New York-New Jersey Knights of the World League.
- He picked off 2 passes- returning one for 17 yards.
- Following the World League’s reorganization, Richard decided to play for the Arena Football League.
- With the Rockers, he played two seasons, with 1993 being his best season as a pro totaling 60.5 total tackles, 19 pass breakups, a fumble recovery, and a pick.
- He’d also catch 8 passes for 77 yards and a TD- as back then Arena players went both ways.
- It’s unknown what Carey was doing from 1994-’95, but he appeared again one last time on the radar of the Tampa Bay Storm in 1996.
- He’d drop 33 tackles, and 7 pass breakups to close out his career.
NOTES:
Another deep cut here that got lost in the shuffle of the 2020 COVID push, Richard signed this card in the midst of the pandemic for me. It’s really true what they say- As you get older time tends to move faster- fly by, and unfortunately, I’ve forgotten the background behind how I got this autograph.
| TAC | SAC | FUM | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/a | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| TAC | SAC | FUM | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/a | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 17 |
| TAC | SAC | FUM | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |