Last year I purchased this 2007 Hula Bowl game-used jersey of University of Maryland offensive lineman Stephon Heyer. The jersey is generally unremarkable, being that it shows very little use and was only worn in one game, but it was only $40 and came with two neat items: A player credential lanyard and welcome DVD sent to Heyer’s mom.

I couldn’t find any game photos or footage to use in matching, but it‘s almost certainly his game jersey because it’s a size 3XL (he was 6’7”, 350 lbs), has spandex sleeve cuffs, and appears proportioned to accommodate shoulder pads. The latter two features aren’t common in fan jerseys. Plus, it would make sense that an offensive lineman’s jersey used in one game (and perhaps only 15-20 plays at that) wouldn’t show much wear. I did find a photo of Heyer signing autos at the Hard Rock Cafe the night before the game, however, that shows and explains the lanyard.

Heyer went on to have a productive NFL career, starting in more than thirty games for Washington and Oakland. He now works as a realtor in the DMV (D.C./Maryland/Virginia, for all you west coasters).

I don’t have a DVD player so I have no idea what content is featured on the disc, but I imagine it contains a boring guy in a suit showing diagrams of hotels and parking lots overlaid atop kitschy hula music. The world may never know…