The NFLPA and its marketing and licensing business unit NFL Players Inc., have announced the NFLPA Rookie Premiere Class of 2023. It’s the group of players who are asked to sign football cards that will be used throughout the upcoming trading card release calendar. Their cards will be the most prevalent among newcomers inside releases during the first half of the upcoming … [Read more...] about NFL Rookie Premiere Roster Set as Players Prepare to Sign Thousands of Cards
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Notes: Big Pull; What Card Companies Paid Unions; Fun with Really Old Gum, More
Well, that didn’t take long. The 1/1 NFL Shield Mac Jones autographed rookie card from 2021 Flawless Football was pulled Tuesday by MojoBreak. Just pulled!!!!!! @PaniniAmerica #whodoyoucollect #patriots @MacJones_10 pic.twitter.com/qR5rWH2qZ4 — Mojobreak (@mojobreak_com) June 15, 2022 According to figures filed with the US Labor Department, Topps paid the MLB … [Read more...] about Notes: Big Pull; What Card Companies Paid Unions; Fun with Really Old Gum, More
Report: Fanatics Snares NFLPA Trading Card License in 20-Year Deal
Like Godzilla swooping in on an unsuspecting town, Fanatics is apparently grabbing hold of yet another trading card license--one they'll hold until today's newborns might be parents themselves. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the NFL Players Association has now agreed to a deal with the Florida-based sports giant. The move follows Fanatics' recent reported … [Read more...] about Report: Fanatics Snares NFLPA Trading Card License in 20-Year Deal
Mahomes Supplants Brady on NFLPA’s Top Selling Players List
There’s a new king of NFL merchandise sales and it shouldn’t be much of a surprise. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes moved past Tom Brady into the No. 1 spot on the NFLPA’s list of top 50 selling players. The list is considered a ranking of players based on sales from March 1, 2019 through Feb. 29, 2020. Brady, who signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers … [Read more...] about Mahomes Supplants Brady on NFLPA’s Top Selling Players List
Notes: Chicago Area Shop Still Going; Six-Figure Bids; NE Ohio Show; Mahomes Rules Sales
Nearly 28 years ago, college student Jim Anderson and his father Vic opened a hobby shop in the Chicago suburb of Elgin, IL. His dad has passed on but Jim and the store are still going strong. Shoebox-Memorabilia relies on a network of regulars who have formed a community of collectors, some of whom come in to break boxes and wind up making a day of it. The … [Read more...] about Notes: Chicago Area Shop Still Going; Six-Figure Bids; NE Ohio Show; Mahomes Rules Sales
Tom Brady Still Tops on NFLPA Top 50 Player Sales List
At the ripe age of 42, Tom Brady continues to consistently win football games for his New England Patriots and, accordingly to a recent press release from the NFL Player’s Association, he continues to push serious volumes of merchandise. The Patriots quarterback, now in his 20th season in the league, topped the NFLPA’s player retail sales list, surrounded by some other names … [Read more...] about Tom Brady Still Tops on NFLPA Top 50 Player Sales List
Brady, Rookie RBs Top Panini-NFLPA 4th-Quarter Trading Card Index
Panini America and the NFL Players Association recently unveiled its quarterly NFLPA Trading Card Index, which ranks the top-performing football players in the licensed trading card industry. This latest index ranks the cards from the fourth quarter of 2017. Each quarter, the top 15 rookies and top 15 veterans are ranked based on several key factors, including … [Read more...] about Brady, Rookie RBs Top Panini-NFLPA 4th-Quarter Trading Card Index
Watson, Brady Top Latest NFL Trading Card Index
Deshaun Watson has taken over the top spot in the new NFLPA Panini Trading Card Index for rookies. The list ranks the top-performing football players (15 rookies, 15 veterans) in the sports card industry. It was created last year by the NFLPA and Panini. Rankings are based on several key factors, including secondary-market transactions, overall trading volume and … [Read more...] about Watson, Brady Top Latest NFL Trading Card Index
Fournette, Brady Atop Football Trading Card Index
A star running back, a national champion and perhaps the most discussed player in the 2017 NFL draft are among the NFL rookies atop the newly unveiled NFLPA Panini Trading Card Index. Issued quarterly, the index ranks the top performing players in the licensed trading card industry. The NFLPA and Panini include one list for rookies and another for veterans. … [Read more...] about Fournette, Brady Atop Football Trading Card Index
Elliott, Prescott, Brady Top NFLPA’s Top Selling Players
Ezekiel Elliott became the first rookie to finish the year atop the NFL Players Association's Top 50 Player Sales List at the end of the 2016-17 season. The list is based on total sales of officially licensed NFL player merchandise, tracking year-end results from March 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017. The Dallas Cowboys running back made the leap from the … [Read more...] about Elliott, Prescott, Brady Top NFLPA’s Top Selling Players