Long before Denver Broncos rookie head coach Josh McDaniels started winning games, Rocky Mountain hearts and league-wide respect this season, the 33-year-old maverick was a cocky-looking quarterback and kicker for McKinley High School in – of all places – Canton, Ohio. And he’s got an obscure-yet-burgeoning football card to prove it. The card, a virtually…
While its $34.1 million opening weekend was lost in the shadow of a teen vampire movie, The Blind Side — a film based on the real-life struggles of a current NFL rookie — is holding on to the No. 2 spot at the box office again this week. And that has helped spark interest in…
Here’s betting that hard-to-shop-for football fan on your Christmas list doesn’t have this. The Pro Football Hall of Fame recently unveiled the extravagant Bronze Bust Collector Card set, a 253-card collection limited to an edition of just 150 sets. Oh, and here’s the kicker: More than 130 cards in each set are autographed – by…
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor The Pro Football Hall of Fame has added another layer to its Bronze Bust Collector Cards – but only for a short while. For a limited time, the 2010 class of Russ Grimm, Dick LeBeau, Floyd Little, Rickey Jackson, John Randle, Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith are included in…
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Football Editor Hobby and retail packs are not usually made the same. Odds are different – with the best chance at hits in hobby packs – and maybe some inserts are exclusive to one or the other. Topps Prime Football recently came out and with bigger distinctions between hobby and…
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor Panini America is bringing back Crown Royale Football for its second installment under the re-branding of the set. What started with Pacific in the 1990s, Panini has added new elements to make the product its own.One of the big successes from last year’s product were the Rookie Silhouettes, which…
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor The sophomore campaign of Prime Signatures Football is getting a few upgrades from Panini America. The configuration will remain the same with one autograph in every four-card pack, and just one pack per box. Panini has added new elements to 2012 Prime Signatures, including rare jumbo prime materials rookie-signed…
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Football Editor Panini’s first release of the 2013 football season will be Score. But this isn’t just the start of the collecting season for Panini, this is Score’s 25th anniversary. For the anniversary, Panini is getting a bit nostalgic using the 1989 design for rookies. Players such as Geno Smith…
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Football Editor Topps intends to make Platinum football cards shine this year with all its chrome. The company announced 2013 Topps Platinum Football will be released in early September, with 20 packs per box with five cards in each pack. The 150-card base set will feature 50 Rookie Cards. The…
By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Football Editor NEW YORK CITY — There were several exhibitions and displays throughout New York and New Jersey celebrating the Super Bowl, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The museum’s exhibition was especially appealing to card collectors. For roughly two weeks, more than 100 vintage football cards from Jefferson R. Burdick’s…