He posted 8 total tackles, and a sack in 4 starts.
After the league terminated operations he saw time in the XFL 20 with the Los Angeles Wildcats.
His best game came against the NY Guardians, when he posted 3 total tackles, and .5 sacks in a 17-14 loss.
As of 2025, he’s diligently working his way up the college coaching ranks.
NOTES:
I contacted Latarius through Twitter and he gleefully responded and signed this card in exchange for a few extras. I was still refining my style at this point on the card and quality, so I may revisit him at a future date with a nicer looking version of this card.
After being released by the Rams, Nelson signed with the Bears in October of 2017.
Then after two small stints with the Chiefs and Chargers, Nelson signed with the San Diego Fleet of the AAF at the tail end of 2018.
In Week 7 against the Arizona Hotshots in 2019, he had 12 catches for 146 yards.
He finished 5th with 426 yards and second in catches with 38.
After the collapse of the AAF- he was a 3rd round pick of the Los Angeles Wildcats of the XFL in 2020.
Caught 20 passes for 256 yards and 2 scores in 3 starts.
Unfortunately the COVID pandemic derailed the XFL season after the midway point of the season.
Spent about 6 months on the off-season roster of the Montreal Alouettes in 2021.
As of 2024- is a VP of brand/ product development with FIBR.
NOTES:
OK. So I sat intentionally on Nelson’s post for a while. Almost right after I got his autographs back from 2019, I popped open a box of XFL 2020 and, “Pfbbbttt,” There’s Nelson’s XFL base card- so I had to get that signed too. Then it hit me… Nelson, despite his stat line and prominence in the AAF, doesn’t appear in the set. I needed to do all that before throwing up another post about him.
I really upped my quality on the custom cards across the board, down to the print quality and design. I was very happy with how the AAF card turned out, and I sent an extra for him to keep as well.
Ah my friend, The Legendary Knight. I remember watching those AAF games. They were a blast. Whenever the Atlanta Legends would come on, they had to show their greatest fan: The Legendary Knight. He fought hard for his team even if he was only there to witness one win against the Arizona Hotshots. The camera loved it, and showed him on TV at every instance. He was their (un)official mascot.
The brave Knight and I talked from time to time over Twitter. He spoke in elegant Shakespearean prose and he was also kind enough to provide the background to many of the Legends’ battles over the course of the 8 games.
He was very touched by my gesture of cards, and sent me back this one autographed. He donned his armor to honor me one last time and sent me a limited edition Legendary Knight t-shirt.
When I talk about leagues- again, the AAF was where it was at. Not only did it provide the best entertainment, it brought fans together from all over the world- or at least Atlanta.
Celebrating the game, the players, the cards, and the autographs for over 25 years.
