CARDS: Topps AAF 2019, Topps AAF 2019 Certified ACQURIED: Ebay 2019, IP 2023, San Antonio Brahmas v Washington Defenders
CAREER SNAPSHOT:
Aussie Brad Wing played Australian Football growing up.
He went to college at LSU from 2012-’13 where he gained notoriety as a punter.
Punted 118 times for 5261 yards and a 44.8 yard average.
At the end of 2012, he was suspended for undisclosed rules- of which Brad admitted was continuous failed drug tests.
After going undrafted in 2013, he spent camp that year with the Philadelphia Eagles.
He’d make the squad of the Steelers the following year and see action punting in all 16 games in 2014.
Traded to the New York Giants in 2015 for a 7th round pick.
Punted for NY for the next 3 seasons and became a fan favorite.
Had a league high 95 punts in 2017, but also a league leading 2 blocks.
Signed with the Memphis Express of the AAF in 2018- for play in the 2019 season.
During the season he’d be cut for unknown reasons.
Over the next few years Brad struggled with mental health and sobriety.
In late 2022, the San Antonio Brahmas selected Wing to play in the XFL23.
He’d see action in all 10 games, and lead the league statistically across the board.
On the season, he had 2010 yards on 42 punts (47.2 yards per punt), and a 72 yard long punt- but was snubbed for All-XFL honors.
Brad signed with the Steelers in 2023, and punted in 2 contests for the team.
He returned to the Brahmas (now in the UFL) in 2024 where he’s a fan favorite.
On the season, he had 35 punts for 1598 yards, a 45.7 yard average, and 12 of those punts dropped inside the 20.
He entered UFL and San Antonio lore when in the 2024 opener he completed a fake punt for 40 yards to Alex Mollette who rumbled in for a TD right before the half against the DC Defenders.
NOTES:
Finally. I got Brad Wing of the Memphis Express (and Brahmas). Mark (MSB) got Brad a while ago through a family address, but I felt that I had other priorities so I waited on this one. When he got signed by the Brahmas I thought it was fortuitous, so I put his card aside. It took the entire season to nab him on his AAF base card, even though he was very friendly with fans.
When Brad was snubbed for the All XFL team in ’23 I ranted about it on Twitter. His family liked my post and agreed with me.
His father, Dave, played professionally in the NFLE for the Scottish Claymores.
This card was a bit of a cop out by Topps. It is almost a complete duplicate of his regular issue base set card, minus a filter or two. Still it was a need for the set as most of the coaches were fetching an insane price in the open market. My friend CFLFaninPhilly came through for me and made me a great deal to help me close out this set. Again, I can not thank him enough.
Scooby played LB for Arizona and saw playing time right out of the gate as a true Freshman in 2013.
In 3 years (27 games), he had 236 total tackles, 38 TFL, 14 sacks, and 6 FF.
Drafted by the Browns late in the 7th round (2016), Scooby has seen much of his NFL career on and off the practice squad.
Joined the Cardinals late in 2016, and was on and off the regular season squad and practice squad through 2018.
In 2018, Wright was a territorial allocation of the Arizona Hotshots of the AAF and played with the team during its abbreviated season in 2019 (8 tackles).
Spent 2019 on the practice squad of the New England Patriots.
2020, saw Scoob take his game to the XFL where he played for the DC Defenders, notching 17 tackles, before the league ended operations due to COVID.
After playing for the Alphas of the Spring League that year, Scoob reappeared on the radar of Spring Football in 2022 with the Birmingham Stallions.
It was with the Stallions, Scoob etched his name into Spring Football lore.
He had 52 TT, 3 sacks, and 2 FF for Birmingham in ’22.
During the Championship game that year, Shark-Dog had a spectacular pick 6 for the go ahead score.
Spent 2023 on IR.
ACCOLADES:
USFL 2022 Defensive Player of the Week – Week 4
NOTES:
I am very glad to finally close the book on Scooby. After the Hotshots beat the Commanders in that final game, I tried to get him but he was quick to go to the locker room but I had no luck. In 2020, when he joined the Defenders, my friend Seth, offered to get his autograph at the Defenders team event. He came through in spades and I was able to get him in this beautiful gold pen.
Later Mark (Mark’s Signing Bonus), helped me out with Shark-Dog’s address. I finally got around to sending this XFL 2020 card to him, after I found out that there was going to be no USFL card of him. He was nice enough to sign both XFL 2020 cards I sent, as one was for my friend Seth.
I sorta blew it though because I had a Leaf Draft card I could’ve sent among others, but I guess I’ll just have to get him after the USFL and XFL merge.
During his time in the USFL Scooby has earned the nickname ‘Shark-dog’ based on his unique defensive celebration. As he put it to the sideline reporter: “I had to go Shark-Dog on them. Half Shark, half Dog.”
Celebrating the game, the players, the cards, and the autographs for over 25 years.
