UPDATES

This page lets you know about the current names I’ve had responses from and events that I attended. It also tells you about the things currently going-on in my life related to my quest for autographs, trading cards, and football. If you have questions or want to get in touch with me, the best way to find me is through Twitter or on  Sportscollectors.net.


2.970 -2018
3,333 -2019 (+363)
3,826- 2020 (+493)
4,228- 2021 (+402)
4,869- 2022
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5,202- 2023 (+333)


12/20/23- It’s been a weak month so I picked up a mega box of Sage 23. This is the first box of recent cards I’ve opened in AGES. I was NOT disappointed. INCREDIBLE value, especially for how much cards cost now. I got NINE hits out of a guaranteed 6 hit box. Autographs included: ZACK KUNTZ, NIKKO REMIGIO, ZAIRE BARNES, JOVAUGHN GWYN, SCOTT MATLOCK, NOLAN SMITH JR, TOMMY DEVITO, and special insert autographs of STORM DUCK, and SHAWN PRESTON JR! +9

12/23/23- Paid signing came back today in JAMES WILDER SR! +1

12/27/23- Worth the wait as I got a TTM response from BEN SMITH! I also broke another box of SAGE 23. Inside was JAMES BOSTIC (WR), TERRELL BYNUM, JOEL WILSON, CHARLIE BREWER, ISAAC REX, JULIAN FLEMING, and ISRAEL ABANIKANDA! +9

12/28/23- Well it’s been a few years and my friend Mark drug me out to see VY and I walked away with four more autographs! +4

12/29/23- Well December is closing out in a flurry with two EBay returns coming back for set needs in WILLIE DAVIS (DE), and GENE UPSHAW! +2

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1/5/24- First hit of ’24 goes to Lifetime Longhorn RAUL ALLEGRE sent out in ’23! +3

1/6/24- Wow! Nice hit from last year in ANTHONY TONEY! +2

1/8/24- I had given up on this one sometime ago obviously but a blast from the past came in as PAXTON LYNCH signed his Sage 16 for me TTM from over 6 1/2 years ago- placing this wait at second all time! +1

1/16/24- First official calendar to calendar ’24 response came today in the form of Dolphins great LARRY LITTLE! Also had were PHILLIPPI SPARKS (from last year), and EBay purchases of TANK DELL and NICO COLLINS! +8

1/20/24- Got back another 24 calendar success from former WR WENDELL DAVIS! +3

1/24/24- Wow! Got a response today from almost 3 years ago: My original cards I sent JIMMY GAROPPOLO back in 2021! +2

1/23/24- Got 2 CHRISTIAN HARRIS autographs today via Ebay! +2

1/27/24- BLAIR THOMAS sneaks in under the bell TTM! +1

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2/5/24- Great way to kick off the month! A 3-fer! JAMES BROOKS, BRAD HOOVER, and BJ DANIELS all signed TTM! +10

2/7/24- RAY BENTLEY signed TTM and included a nice note! +2

2/9/24- Added a certified autograph of DAMEON PIERCE today! +1

2/18/24- The San Antonio Brahmas had an open house today for the UFL. At the event were none other than WADE PHILLIPS and DARYL JOHNSTON! +4

2/20/24- A paid signing and a gift came in today! First I received back my cards from the TIM WORLEY signing! Great add! Then I got a nice gift from my friend Rick who sent me a MARTIN BAYLESS autograph! +4

2/26/24- JOHN WALKER came through again on the custom card I designed for him! +1

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3/16/24- Wow! A ridiculously bad start to the month, but hey happy to get one back, as ALEXANDER WRIGHT comes in, in just under a year! +3

3/22/24- Another autograph back from last year and in at a bit over a year from former Seahawks great JOHN L WILLIAMS! +4

3/31/24- Well a painfully bad month for me, but I was able to get JORDAN TA’AMU on my custom I did of him at the Brahmas game this weekend! +1

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4/1/24- Today I got back autographs from DB KURTIS DRUMMOND! He switched out my Topps AAF 19 hack- for an Upper Deck one so I’ll have to try him again! +3

4/5/24- To wrap up the week I received a 2fer from MARK HIGGS and AL EDWARDS! +5

4/6/24- Wow! Not to be done yet, I got a return from last year in MAURICE HURST! +2

4/14/24- Second home game of the Brahmas season is down and I was able to pull in a good haul from CHANNING STRIBLING and AJ MCCARRON! Also former Commander JARYD JONES-SMITH gave me his glove! +6

4/24/24- Got a response from ‘Manders C BRIAN FOLKERTS today! +1

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5/1/24- Head Coach and former Chief JONATHAN HAYES signed some cards and drew up a play today TTM! +3

5/9/24- ONTIWUAN CARTER was kind enough to sign his card for me TTM today and wrote a nice note! +1

5/17/24- Reliable TTM respondent GREG MCMURTRY signed today! +4

5/18/24- I attended a Brahmas rally today, and while I was ultimately disappointed, I did still manage to get the autographs of MARQUEZ STEPHENSON and KD CANNON. +4

5/19/24- A banner day for in person autographs at the Brahmas game against the Renegades, as I hauled in JONATHAN HIMEBAUCH, LUIS PEREZ, JOE POWELL, JOHN LOVETT, JAMAR SUMMERS, DE’VEON SMITH, and SAL CANNELLA! +11

5/25/24- Possibly the final home game of the San Antonio Brahmas season as the team defeated the previously unbeaten Stallions. I was able to get a few autographs from J’MAR SMITH, MARLON WILLIAMS, CJ MARABLE, and DELONTAE SCOTT! Both Scott and Marable gave me their gloves! +4

5/26/24- Ambled up to my mailbox and found two returns from TIM JOHNSON and ROY FOSTER! +6

5/28/24- Ohio Glory TE RANDY BETHEL responded to my request, signed and wrote a touching note! +1

5/31/24- Closed out May with BILLY VOLEK signing in about 7 months! +2

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6/3/24- A twofer to kick off June in MIKE PAGEL and BRIAN BRENNAN! +5

6/12/24- I went ahead and bit the bullet and picked up a certified autograph of TERRY TAUSCH. +1

6/14/24- Yes! A big set need as BRYAN COX came through on his Action Packed Rookies card! +1

6/18/24- Caught Vince Young at a Crunch Fitness grand opening in Cedar Park today! +2

6/29/24- A surprise gift in the mail from my friend Joe as he sent me autographs of SOLOMON BYRD, MCLEOD BETHEL-THOMSPON, RASHARD DAVIS, MIKE HARLEY, and CARSON STRONG! +5

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7/1/24- Good way to kick off the month with former Cowboy lineman KEVIN GOGAN! +2

7/10/24- In a clip under 400 days, one of the first sendouts from 2023 came back in RIKI ELLISON! +3

7/13/24- A fun day today as both RODNEY PEETE and a 7 year wait from RANDAL HILL came back today! +5

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8/1/24- MATT SIMMS comes through TTM! +1

8/6/24- A paid signing came back in the form of XFL Defenders QB CARDALE JONES! +5

8/10/24- Ah finally! KEITH JACKSON responds from the beginning of this year! +4

8/12/24- Two EBay finds in JON HAND and JACK TRUDEAU for my Fleer 90 chase. +2

8/19/24- Got a response TTM from TODD MARINOVICH all the way from Hawaii! +2

8/24/24- Nice hit today from former Barcelona Dragon TERRY BATTLE! +1

8/25/24- Today I got to hug the XFL Conference Trophy and met CAEVEON PATTON and WADE PHILLIPS again while picking the brain of GM Mark Lillibridge! Go Brahmas! +1

8/30/24- A nice end to August as I went to an IP signing with DERRICK JOHNSON and also got a TTM back from AAF/XFL receiver NELSON SPRUCE! +10

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9/3/24- Coach STEVE SPAGNUOLO was kind enough to ink a play, sign 2 cards and toss in an extra! +3

9/13/24- Another in person event down with Lifetime Longhorn ALEX OKAFOR! +11

9/14/24- SLOAN THOMAS came through lightning fast TTM! +6

9/27/24- My friend Mark G. helped me pick up Lifetime Longhorn NATE BOYER! Then later in the day he caught up with MARCUS TUBBS for me!+3

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10/31/24- Well after a long wait, I got back Carolina Panthers RB NICK GOINGS! +4

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11/1/24- HoFer WILLIE ROAF signed TTM today! +2

11/4/24- After 850 days, a success from former HOUSTON Oilers and Giants LB KANAVIS MCGHEE! +3

11/8/24- Today I got CASE MCCOY in person! +1

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