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NFL, usfl

Kelley, Cole

2023 Upper Deck USFL, #5

CARD: Upper Deck USFL 2023
ACQUIRED: TTM 2023, C/o Home
SENT: 10/23 RECEIVED: 11/29 (37 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

  • Cole Kelley played QB from 2017-’18 at Arkansas.
  • Facing a crowded depth chart, he left Fayetteville and transferred to play for SE Louisiana in 2019.
  • In 2021, he threw for 3,634 yards on 388 attempts (73.2%) with 31 TDs to just 6 picks.
  • Undrafted in 2022, he’d sign with the Washington Commanders, but be cut before the season.
  • In January 2023, Cole signed with the Memphis Showboats of the USFL.
  • Threw for 1534 yards and 7 TDs that season.
  • In his finest moment in the league, he rallied the Showboats to a 17-10 win over the New Orleans Breakers.
  • Cut before the 2024 UFL season began.
NFL

Williams, John L. (2)

Gameday 1992, #114
Action Packed 1990, #260
Action Packed 1991, #260
Action Packed 1992, #256

CARDS: Gameday 1992, Action Packed 1990, Action Packed 1991, Action Packed 1992
ACQUIRED: TTM 2023, C/o Home
SENT: 1/11/23 RECEIVED: 3/22/24 (436 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

Okay! I knew that John L Williams was a slow signer so I just put these out there and wasn’t completely surprised to see them back in a year. A few more of my friends had gotten theirs recently- even waiting so long as 3-4 years to get theirs, so mine seemed like only a smallish accomplishment.

So this is a great case study in design watching the evolution of the Action Packed set from 1990 to 1992. It’s interesting how it goes from a framed border, to a floating 3/4 border, to a border just on one side. The photos are great, but really showcased here is how by ’92, the photos were consistently about as close as you see here in this Action shot of John L. In a nice touch of subtleness, the red stripe indicates the AFC conference, while the blue indicates the NFC.

AAF, CFL, NFL

Daniels, BJ (2)

Topps AAF 2019, #159
Topps 2020, #131

CARDS: Topps AAF 2019, Topps XFL 2020
ACQUIRED: TTM 2023, C/o USF Bulls
SENT: 12/26 RECEIVED: 2/5/24 (41 days)
FAILURE: TTM 2020, 2023

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

NOTES:

I had tried BJ a few times already without any luck- even delaying posting his original post for a few months hoping I’d get a success back, but no dice. Every once in a while I pull out my stack of failures that were RTSed by the mailman and go through them. I decided to take a closer look at Daniels’ address. I knew he worked at USF but the address was off by just a bit, so I tweaked it and tried again. A bit over two months later he sent me back the autographs and a really nice note on USF stationary thanking me for being a fan.