Trent Jordan Watt is the youngest of three football playing brothers.He followed his two older brothers footsteps and suited up and stepped on the gridiron at the University of Wisconsin.Although he's now known as an All-Pro, All-World outside linebacker, he actually started his college career as a tight end.The Pewaukee, Wisconsin native suffered a serious knee injury in 2014 … [Read more...]
Pigskin Pillage and Plunder: A Dalvin Cook Rookie Card Review
Young quarterbacks may get most of the attention but don't sleep on Dalvin Cook rookie cards either. The 2020 season has already been one for the record books for the Minnesota Vikings workhorse. Even after missing some time due to injury, he leads the league in rushing and is on pace to have over 2,000 all-purpose yards and if said pace continues, he should assuredly … [Read more...]
Aaron Jones Rookie Cards Still Running Under the Radar
You didn't see his name when Panini and the companies that produce the pre-draft football card sets issued previews for their 2017 issues. He wasn't invited to the NFL Rookie Premiere and was considered a speculative late round pick at best. Two seasons later, he's emerged as one of the best picks in a loaded draft class, but Aaron Jones rookie cards are still a … [Read more...]
Predicting the 2017 NFL Rookie of the Year
Last season proved to be a great one for football cards. Impact rookies helped drive sales online, via case breaks and in card shops across North America. The 2017 NFL rookie class is dominated by talented running backs, each of which is capable of winning the Rookie of the Year award. While running backs have an easier transition from college football to the … [Read more...]
NFL Rookies to Sign 160,000 Autographs at Rookie Premiere
NFL rookies will sign their names about 4,000 times this week at the annual NFL Players Association Rookie Premier. A large chunk of them will wind up inside upcoming football card boxes. Forty top rookies from the 2017 NFL Draft class will gather in Los Angeles from May 18-20 to learn the business of football at the 23rd annual Rookie Premiere, which is sponsored by … [Read more...]
Four Letter Word: Some of McKinley’s 2017 Panini Autographs Not Real
Like many younger athletes, his “autograph” isn’t much: the first four letters of his first name. Collectors have gotten used to weak ink on their trading cards in recent years but now comes word that Atlanta Falcons’ first round draft pick Takkarist McKinley left Panini America with someone else’s four-letter word on many of the stickers used to produce his … [Read more...]
2017 NFL Draft Pick Football Card Sales Reveal Collectors’ Early Favorites
It’ll be a while before we know which 2017 NFL rookies make the biggest impact on the field—and in the sports card business—but collectors have already begun voting with their wallet. Pre-draft products picturing players in their college uniforms—some with autographs—began hitting the market in March. While they’re generally not as popular as those released later … [Read more...]