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College Football HoF, NFL

Collins, Kerry

Score 2009, #286
Donruss Rookies and Stars 2009, #96

CARDS: Score 2009, Donruss Rookies & Stars 2009
ACQUIRED: TTM 2020, C/o Home
SENT: 6/6/20 RECEIVED: 6/18/20 (12 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Kerry Collins played QB at Penn State from 1991-’94.
  • Over his college career his stats increased across the board.
  • In his Senior campaign in 1994, he completed 176/264 passes for 2,679 yards, 21 TDs to 7 INT.
  • He’d be the first pick in the history of the Carolina Panthers franchise at #5 overall.
  • In a historic 1996 season, he led the Panthers to the NFC Championship in just the franchise’s second season.
  • During 1998, he struggled with alcoholism and considered quitting the game.
  • The franchise cut him and he finished the season on the roster of the New Orleans Saints.
  • Over 3 seasons with the Panthers, Kerry threw for 7,295 yards, 39 TDs, and 49 INT and completed 52.6% of his passes.
  • He briefly played for New Orleans, winning 2 games in 7 contests, while throwing just 4 TDs to 10 INT in 1998.
  •  In 1999, Kerry joined the Giants, and later in the season took over as starter, going 2-5 the rest of the way out.
  • Kerry led the Giants to the Super Bowl in 2000, as he finished the season 12-4 and threw for 3610 yards (311/529), 22 TDs, and just 13 INT.
  • He played for the Giants through the 2003 season after the team decided to go in another direction with Kurt Warner and Eli Manning waiting in the wings.
  • After two middling seasons as a starter in Oakland in 2004 and ’05, the journeyman phase of his career began- but not without controversy.
  • Collins signed with the Tennessee Titans, who secretly were not completely sold on Vince Young.
  • He and Vince traded starting duties for the team under HC Jeff Fisher through the 2010 season.
  • In 2008, he led the team to a 12-3 record completing 242 of 415 passes for 2676 yards and 12 TDs.
  • After the 2010 season, he announced his retirement.
  • Signed with the Colts in 2011, and became first quarterback to start for the Colts other than Peyton Manning since 1997 (Jim Harbaugh).
  • A concussion sustained in late October of that year, ended his season, and ultimately he decided to hang up his cleats.

ACCOLADES:

  • College Football Hall of Fame
  • Pro Bowl 1996, ’08
  • Davey O’Brien Award 1994
  • Sammy Baugh Trophy 1994
  • PFWA All-Rookie Team 1995

NOTES:

Kerry owns multiple passing records for both the Panthers and Giants franchises.

Kerry had some really nice cards near the end of his career and I adored all the stuff that came out in 2009 and 2010. Once I saw that he was signing it was a no-brainer to send these cards out and hope for the best.

Kerry’s struggle with alcoholism should not be understated. Although much of it went public, it allowed him to get the help he needed to address his problem, and he aggressively sought treatment in 2000 while with the Giants, and continued to do so over the next 3-4 years.

A talented baseball player, Kerry was selected by both the Detroit Tigers and the Toronto Blue Jays, but opted to play football instead.

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NFL, usfl

Gossett, Jeff (2)

Topps Stadium Club 1992, #39
Action Packed 1992, #128

CARDS: Topps Stadium Club 1992, Action Packed 1992
ACQUIRED: TTM 2023, C/o Home
SENT: 9/25 RECEIVED: 9/30 (5 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

I had gotten Jeff at Dallas Cowboys training camp so long ago, I figured it was time to get him on the remaining cards I had. The Action Packed 1992 was a great dual signature candidate, since both players remain decent signers through the mail, and it’s a great card to boot.

I was surprised that Gameday didn’t have a 1992 card of him, but the Topps Stadium Club fit in nicely as a nice c-tier card to get autographed.

NFL

Brooks, James (2)

Pro Set 1992, #127
Pro Set 1989, #55
Topps 1990 1000 Yard Club, #12
Pro Set 1990 Pro Bowl, #336

CARDS: Topps 1990 1000 Yard Club, Pro Set 1990 Pro Bowl, Pro Set 1992, Pro Set 1989
ACQUIRED: TTM 2024, C/o Home
SENT: 1/23 RECEIVED: 2/5 (13 days)*
* Fee enclosed

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

With an outstanding selection, I felt it was appropriate to finish up on James’ cards I still needed. The Pro Set 1989 is an easy one to pick out, but recently I’ve gotten more interested in the much maligned Topps 1990 set. The 1000 Yard Club subset runs a bit over 30 deep if I remember correctly. It really stands out from the base set with its yellow border, glossy front, and an action shot on the front.

I’ve been building up slowly on the Pro Set 1990 Pro Bowl set, with a fair amount more of the AFC squad completed. It’s nothing that I’m truly actively trying to get, but I’m sort of falling into.