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NFL, ufl, XFL

Patton, Caeveon

CARD: TNT XFL 2023
ACQUIRED: IP, 2024

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Caeveon Patton played DT at Texas State from 2017-’21.
  • He played 3 years for the Bobcats, racking up 179 total tackles, 12 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks.
  • After the 2022 NFL Draft, he signed with the Indianapolis Colts but didn’t make the squad.
  • He joined the Orlando Guardians of the XFL for 2023.
  • Starting all 10 games on a bad squad, Patton was a space eater, nabbing 40 total tackles.
  • Signed with the Atlanta Falcons after the season but was cut after camp.
  • Returned to spring ball where he was selected by the San Antonio Brahmas during the XFL/USFL Dispersal Draft.
  • A shrewd selection by the Brahmas, Caeveon was eager to get to work for Wade Phillips defense that turns interior defensive linemen into monsters.
  • In 5 starts (8 games), Caeveon finished with 16 total tackles and 1.5 sacks.
  • Patton was released in May of ’25, as he needed to rehab an injury and the league wouldn’t allow him to go on IR.
  • He started 5 games and had 12 total tackles.

ACCOLADES:

  • All XFL 2023

NOTES:

So at the STH Meet & Greet in ’24 with Wade Phillips and Daryl Johnston, I had a sneaking suspicion that Caeveon would show up, and he did! -But unfortunately I didn’t have his card printed yet. I went home and got it done, then didn’t get him during the regular season.

After the season concluded the team decided to host a Sea World event, and I brought my family with me. We got to pose with the XFL Conference (former Championship) Trophy, meet GM Mark Lillibridge, and Wade. I knew Caeveon would show up, and there he was. He loved the card.

Caeveon remains popular with the fans due to his Central Texas roots and willingness to be involved in nearly all the team’s meet and greet events. His name is pronounced ‘ZA-vee-on’.

I caught him and Tavante Beckett at the Season Kickoff Event for 2025. They were quite surprised I could lift the heavy trophy unaided!

AAF, NFL, ufl, XFL

Wing, Brad (2) ’45 Seconds’

CARD: Upper Deck UFL 2024, Upper Deck Game Day Moments 2024, Upper Deck UFL 2024 Parallel, Upper Deck UFL 2024 Printer’s Plate (Yellow)
ACQUIRED: 2025, Epack
IP 2025, San Antonio Brahmas v Memphis Showboats
Trade 2025

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

I pulled this really nice dual autographed card of Brad from an Epack, when I was opening 7 or so of them online. It was a nice find considering I’m a Brahmas fan. Sometimes simple works, and in the case of this set, I’m okay with it. I probably would’ve just had the logo without the name, but I’m okay with this one. Of all the punters in the league, Upper Deck was wise to put the two most popular on a card together.

Brad before the Memphis game came up and signed a few cards for me and Jake. He knocked off the Upper Deck GDM card of him throwing a TD to Alex Mollette, as well as his blue parallel from the base set. Brad signed quite a few cards, and I was able to give one to my friend Joe. Later after the game Jake made me a good offer and traded me the yellow plate.

Since he signed all my cards, I’ve made a few jokes with Brad as he comes through the tunnel. I like to call him ’45-Second Brad’ after he said he believed he could ride a bucking bronco for 45 seconds.

NFL, ufl, XFL

Scott, Delontae (2)

CARD: Upper Deck UFL 2024
ACQUIRED: Trade, 2025. Redemption, 2025

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • See also Delontae Scott
  • The Brahmas for some odd reason didn’t resign Delontae for the 2025 campaign.
  • He’d sign a game or two into the season with the Birmingham Stallions.

NOTES:

I’ve been deriding the Upper Deck Epack system for sometime, but my largest and almost singular complaint is the cost- especially considering the cost of an Epack is more than a physical card pack and has less or the same amount of cards. Then there’s the added cost of ordering the physical cards… and the wait.

That being said I found something totally fun about it: Trading. I just wish that the community was more active. I’ve been actively after putting together a set to upgrade it to a parallel autograph, slowly whittling it down to the final 10 or so. As I’ve done so, I’ve discovered so many zombie accounts. I’ll put out a fair trade and just sit there and wait… and wait… and wait… and get no response.

I got a few horse trades down with another collector, and so he just threw this one out there for 10 cards. Knowing I am a Brahmas fan and the fact I hadn’t pulled this one yet intrigued me. All of the cards were digital and none really impacted my bottom line, so I went for the deal and scratched Delontae off the list without even going to a game.

Later I figured out I could redeem a set of white cards for an actual printing plate. Silly me, I could’ve done it twice over but I kept ordering the physical cards out. Anyway, lesson learned. With my second redemption pull I was able to get a magenta printer’s plate of Delontae. I was ecstatic.