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NFL, University of Texas

Griffin, Cedric

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Cards: 2006 Leaf Rookies & Stars. 2006 Leaf Rookies and Stars Longevity 030/199, Score 2010
Acquired: In Person 2016, Mighty Fine Burgers Battle of the Beast

Toughness defines Cedric Griffin- the UT defensive back who conquered personal odds, rose to prominence among DBUT, and then forged his career in the NFL with the Vikings and Redskins. A three year starter in the Longhorns secondary, Griffin was valued for his willingness to contribute on special teams and play any position in the secondary. Gifted with great speed, Cedric was a sure handed tackler who finished with 78 tackles in his Senior campaign.   He started 37 consecutive games for Texas, recording 267 tackles,  3 interceptions, 32 pass breakups, and 5 forced fumbles.

sco10 cgriffinCedric was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings with their second round pick of the 2006 draft. The Vikings preferred Cedric play corner- a position he appeared in 89 games for the Vikings. He recovered a fumble for a TD, and had a career high 82 tackles in 2007. After the 2011 season, he was allowed to sign via free agency with the Washington Redskins. He played one season with the team and retired after the 2012 season.

I had missed out on Cedric at the UT Neighborhood Bowling Tournament back in 2011, and then later again during the 2015 Memorial Day Flood, so I was determined to finally get his autograph this time around. I went with Shawn and his wife to the Mighty Fine event, and while we sweated it out until the final moments before the event began, it all worked out when Cedric strolled through the door. He kindly signed these 3 cards for me. I would’ve penned him on a 4th but I gave the Adrenalyn card to Shawn so that he had an extra item to get signed. A really nice signature encapsulated by the bronze color, Cedric told me he that it was a great change of pace and a lot of fun playing for the Redskins.

G/GS  89/72        TAC  350          SAC 0            FUM 3
INT 8         YDS  0           AVG 0.0          TD 0           LG 4

NFL

Sharpton, Darryl

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Acquired: 2016, EBay

I never did get Darryl Sharpton at an event for the Texans after he cancelled on the Battle Stampede Tour back in 2012. Such a shame. He had some really nice base cards. In the meantime I went ahead and picked up this Bowman Sterling. It’s not bad looking, but the framing device takes up half the card. For all intents and purposes Sharpton could be an offensive lineman in that shot. His hands are also noticeably not present, which makes less of an impact statement.

At 5’11” 235, Sharpton was a bit undersized to be playing linebacker but had made up for it with a solid Senior season playing for the Miami Hurricanes. He racked up 106 tackles, and had an interception and fumble return for touchdowns in 2009, earning second team All-ACC Honors. Darryl was also praised for his ability to play all three positions in the 4-3, solid tackling, and for his great motor against the run.  The Texans felt that he fit something that they were looking for, and selected him in the 4th round of the 2010 draft. He started 6 games and recorded 13 tackles and a sack his rookie season.  The team looking to go in a different direction from Frank Bush, brought in Wade Philips to coach the defense in 2011. He converted the defense to a 3-4 alignment, drafted Brooks Reed, and moved Mario Williams to outside linebacker.  Sharpton had a hard time finding the field, but in 2013 had his best season for the team starting 8 games and recording 55 tackles and 2 forced fumbles.

The Texans opted not to resign Darryl, and he signed as a free agent with the Washington Redskins in 2014.  Sharpton was placed on injured reserve before the end of training camp and was released.  He later started 2 games for the Bears and made 10 tackles.  Darryl signed with the Cardinals in 2015, but confident in their young LB corps, he was cut before they even hit training camp. As of 2016, Darryl is currently a free agent.

NFL

Humpheries, Stan

scosup90 shumphriesCards: Score Supplemental 1990, ProSet 1990, ProSet 1992
Acquired:  TTM 2016, C/o Home
Sent:  2/5      Received: 2/19   (14 days)

After a solid 4 years playing quarterback at Northeast Louisiana, Stan Humpheries was selected in the 6th round of the 1988 draft by the Washington Redskins. Joe Gibbs loved to groom quarterbacks so Humpheries faced serious competition from the likes of Doug Williams, Mark Rypien, and David Archer.  Humpheries made the squad but thanks to the quarterback loggerjam, did not see any action until the 1989 season in mop up duty.  In 1990,  with Doug Williams retired, Humpheries assumed the backup job behind Rypien. Stan guided the ‘Skins to a respectable 3-2 record in his absence.   Washington won the Super Bowl title in 1991 as Mark started all 16 games. Comfortable with the situation at QB, the Redskins traded Stan to the San Diego Chargers in 1992.

pset90 shumphriesThe San Diego Chargers had been in quarterback purgatory since the retirement of Dan Fouts in 1987, going through 11 starting quarterbacks.  John Friesz had become entrenched as the Chargers’ starting QB after starting all 16 games in 1991, but after a season ending knee injury in the 1992 preseason, the Chargers were in emergency mode.  San Diego dealt a 4th round (conditional 3rd rounder) for Humpheries.

pset92 shumphriesStan went on to become the Chargers most prolific passer in team history, winning 47 games, leading the team to its only Super Bowl appearance (XXIX) in 1995. He threw for 16085 yards and 85 TDs, in 16 seasons for San Diego.
Since retirement he has been selected as a member of the Chargers 50th Anniversary Team, and the Chargers Hall of Fame.

Stan has done some color commentary and has returned to coaching. In 2016 he was coaching at the University of LA- Monroe.

G/GS    88/81    ATT  2516     COMP 1431      YDS 17191      PCT   56.9%
TD  89       INT  84       RAT  75.8
RUSH 150        YDS 356       AVG 2.4      TD  7       LG 27