What: 2025 Pulse Retail Football Series 2 autograph cards
Arrives: Oct. 23
Box basics: One encased autograph card per pack (36 packs per case)
Checklist: See a partial player list in gallery
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Pulse revisits some recent releases with some of those cards also found here -- an autograph every time -- and with some notables in today's game among the possibilities.

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What: 2025 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Footballs Season Edition
Arrives: Sept. 24
Box basics: One autographed football per box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line of autographed footballs hits the field during the season once again with its familiar format and mix of pro and college balls in play.

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Via @tristar1 ... Bo Jackson

This year's National Sports Collectors Convention is nearly here -- it's set for July 30-Aug. 3 in Chicago with a strong roster of autograph guests ready to sign for collectors who get a ticket and get in line for their moment beyond the ballpark.

Some signers are free if you attend the VIP reception on opening day of the show or buy a VIP ticket package -- a bonus for taking the time to hit every day of the show -- but landing other signers will take some planning and a few bucks.

It's tough to see everything at The National -- it's that big -- and the time it takes to work through autograph lines is valuable in that it impedes your shot at seeing it all. But, if you have wanted to meet a player and get that ink, a number of past and present stars are on the list this year. With that said, here are my picks -- skewing toward the best names for the lowest prices possible -- to grab off the autograph list during the full days of the show this year. (Keep reading for the full signers list at the end ... and, remember, times are always subject to change.)

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The pack: 2024 Leaf Metal Signature Series Multi-sport 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs
Where to buy: Click here for other Leaf Metal boxes

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What: 2025 Pulse Foundry football cards
Arrives: Late August
Box basics: Four encased autographed cards per six-pack hobby box (10 boxes per case); One encased autographed card per Heat Seeker box (24 boxes per case); Two encased autographed cards per 24-pack/24-card booster box (10 boxes per case)
Checklist: See early players list for each version in the gallery
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: This newer player in the card realm hits the gridiron once again with a release with a trio of packaging formats, unique inclusions and varying lineups, too, for fans of autographs and football.

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What: 2025 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Full-size Helmets 2
Arrives: Aug. 20
Box basics: One autographed full-size authentic helmet per box (three boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: This staple in TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures autographed memorabilia lineup arrives for a second time this year with a new batch of full-size signed authentic-model helmets that are inked by some of the game's greatest players of today as well as top newcomers.

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What: 2025 Pulse Meridian Football Heat Seeker Edition football cards
Arrives: July/August
Box basics: One encased autographed card per box (24 boxes per case)
Checklist: See players list in gallery
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A second helping of this one arrives from this newer player in the card realm with just a single autographed card in every box this time -- a mix of new names and all-time greats.

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What: 2025 Pulse Stratos Football Heat Seeker Edition football cards
Arrives: July
Box basics: One encased autograph per one-card box (24 boxes per case)
Checklist: See early players list in gallery
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A faster chase -- one auto per box and that's it -- edition of Stratos drops this summer with newly drafted NFL stars as well as legends from the past all among the possible finds.

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What: 2025 Leaf Pearl Multi-sport cards
Arrives: August
Box basics: 11 premium cards per box (two boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's high-end celebration of sport in seemingly every direction arrives for a new edition with some monster 16-auto booklets, a rare cut auto in every box and some of the biggest names in all the games found together right here.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2025 Pro Athletes Direct Authentic Football Signature Edition
Arrives: April 4
Box basics: One encased autographed buyback card per box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: See players list in gallery
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Pro Athletes Direct Authentic offers up a second release of buyback autographed cards this year and this time it's a mix of active stars, future draft picks and Hall of Famers all in one spot.

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What: 2025 Pro Athletes Direct Authentic Football Signature Edition Retired Player Series football cards
Arrives: March 6
Box basics: One encased autographed buyback card per box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: See players list in gallery
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Pro Athletes Direct Authentic offers up some legendary names from the NFL ranks in a release of buyback autos that's debuting right here.

Keep reading for more info and a gallery of images.

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What: 2025 Pulse Meridian Football cards
Arrives: March 10
Box basics: Four encased autographed cards per six-pack box (10 boxes per case)
Checklist: See early players list in gallery
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A new player in the prospect realm hits the gridiron for a second time in the new year with the stars of right now on cardboard as well as some greats from the past all in play.

Keep reading for more info and a gallery of images.

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What: 2025 Pulse Stratos Football cards
Arrives: Feb. 10
Box basics: Four encased autographed cards per six-pack box (10 boxes per case)
Checklist: See early players list in gallery
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A new player in the prospect realm hits the gridiron to start the new year with the stars of right now on cardboard as well as some greats from the past all found in a relatively limited release.

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What: 2024 Wild Card 7 Card Studs Metal All Quarterback Edition football cards
Arrives: Dec. 6
Box basics: Four autographed cards and four 1/1 Joker cards per case (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Wild Card's once again on a very numbers-based presentation but this time it keeps the boxes more affordable with scarcity being the norm in every pack but the autographs and 1/1 chase cards arriving a few times per case -- with some of the biggest names in the game among those possibilities.

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The box: 2024 Score football cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Keep reading to see a breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2023 Topps Composite football cards
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here 
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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What: 2024 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Official Footballs
Arrives: Nov. 15
Box basics: One autographed football per box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line of autographed footballs hits the field with only official game-model footballs -- NFL, NCAA and Super Bowl -- in the lineup for this one with some of the biggest names in the modern game in play.

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What: 2024 Leaf In The Game Used Sports cards
Arrives: Oct. 30
Box basics: Five hits per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's multi-sport premium brand once again takes on the entire sports world with a mix of notable possibilities from the legends of the past to recent superstars all in one spot -- and this time, according to Leaf, it will be "the most-exciting, value-driven and content-filled version to date."

Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images released so far.

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The lot: 1989 Pro Set Series 1 football cards (33 packs)
Where to buy: Will take some looking ... hit BlowoutCards.com for newer football cards

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What: 2024 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Mini Helmets Platinum Edition
Arrives: June 19
Box basics: One autographed mini helmet per box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: A new batch of Hidden Treasures autographed minis arrives soon from TRISTAR with every box including either a Hall of Famer or an active player -- and this time there are also more guarantees in every case as well as some legendary chase items.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The pack: 2022 Score football cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few other formats)

Keep reading to see a breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2023 Panini Chronicles Draft Picks football cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Keep reading for a breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

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What: 2023 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Mini Helmets In-season Edition
Arrives: Oct. 27
Box basics: One autographed mini helmet per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line drops for a second time this year with a new assortment of NFL and college helmets in the mix and some of the biggest names in the history of the game among them.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: New pulls, MLB chatter, The National, NFL predictions from 2011, good-looking football cards and pondering Jim Kelly's place in NFL history.

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The box: 2021 Score football cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Keep reading to see a full breakdown and gallery of everything that was in this one.

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