Buzz Break: 2024 Leaf Metal Collective Football 1/1 Proofs

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The packs: 2024 Leaf Metal Collective Football 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs (two)
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for what was in this one.

Cards per pack: 1
Base set completion: 
N/A
Duplicates: 0

Inserts/short-prints: 2
1989 Pro Set White Shimmer Pre-production Proof (1) – Ryder Lyons (1/1)
2024 Press Pass Authentics Green Shimmer Autographs Pre-production Proof (1) – Jim Hart (1/1)

What’s Buzz-worthy: My last pack was the big winner of my lot with a Jayden Daniels card inside, but this pair of packs shows how there is a ton of range within these packs. Lyons is in here on an NIL deal as he's still in high school -- he was the 2024 Gatorade Player of the Year for California after a junior season that included 46 passing TDs, more than 3,000 passing yards as well as 14 rushing TDs. He's already in an Under Armour TV commercial and likely will play college ball at BYU beginning next year. Hart, on the other hand, played 19 seasons in the NFL, mostly with the Cardinals, where he threw more than 200 TD passes and for more than 34,000 yards. ... As you can tell from the pack, this brand is one that meshes past looks from Pro Set and Press Pass as Leaf brings them to life once again with an emphasis on autos, color, flash and modern touches and textures. As you can tell from this pair, there are a lot of names in this set one might not know -- it's deep so there will probably be a lot more "miss" packs than "hits" unless one is a pure football diehard ... but at least it's a 1/1 proof every time (unique to the color or texture/style). Since it's football season, I dabbled as the price was strong here in terms of affordability -- less than $5 a pack at the link up top.

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Product Grade: B+ (the set approach has good variety ... but it's also very deep because of that)
Lot Grade: B+ (Lyons has a number of cards here so nothing's pricey yet ... but there could be some good shelf life here for affordable cards to heat up if he's successful.)
Fun Grade: B+

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