What: 2023 Panini Select Draft Picks football cards
Arrives: June 30
Box basics: Three autographs per three-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Select goes back to school once again with an autograph in every 15-card pack and with stars of the past and present all found in their school colors.

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What: 2022 Panini Flawless football cards
Arrives: June 16, 2023
Box basics: One or two gems, six on-card autos and two or three memorabilia cards per 10-card box (two boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Flawless arrives for football collectors once again with some new looks -- the 1/1 Black Diamond parallel is seen above -- and plenty of high-end inclusions.

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The pack: 2022 Score football cards (hanger)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a couple formats)

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What: 2022 Panini Select football cards
Arrives: May 17
Box basics: Two autographs and one memorabilia card per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Select is back on the gridiron with an even bigger set this time -- a massive 500-carder -- with some new touches and plenty of parallels within a colorful lineup.

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What: 2022 Donruss Optic football cards
Arrives: April 19
Box basics: One autograph per 20-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Optic arrives once again a flashier take on Donruss football cards with 20 Rated Rookies cards per box for starters and with some new looks in the mix.

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What: 2022 Panini Contenders Optic football cards
Arrives: May 3
Box basics: Two autographs per six-card box (20 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Contenders Optic arrives for another season with new stars, some new looks and inclusions as well as plenty of colorful autographs with big-pull potential.

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What: 2022 Clearly Donruss football cards
Arrives: April 12
Box basics: One autograph per four-pack box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: The Donruss transparency line hits on the gridiron once again with new rookies and stars, nods to the recent past and plenty more in every 20-card box.

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What: 2022 Panini Limited football cards
Arrives: April 5, 2023
Box basics: One rookie patch auto, one auto and one mem card per three-pack box (14 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Limited returns with the familiar lineup of inclusions and foilboard feel but with a new crop of rookies and some nods back to the 2004 release.

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The Super Bowl is just days away and this is Pack 8 of a 12-pack break of 2021 Panini Chronicles NFL that will predict the winner of the big game ... or something. Look for a Buzz Break of this one every day this month until we hit Super Bowl LVII.

The pack: 2021 Panini Chronicles NFL football cards (value pack)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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What: 2022 Panini Phoenix football cards
Arrives: Feb. 22
Box basics: Two autos and one memorabilia card per 12-pack box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Phoenix arrives for its seventh NFL edition with another colorful and meaty base set, plenty of inserts and more inside.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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: 2022 Panini Select Draft Picks football cards (Fanatics blaster)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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: 2022 Panini Select Draft Picks football cards (Fanatics blaster)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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What: 2022 Onyx Nimbus Collection sports cards
Arrives: Jan. 31, 2023
Box basics: Two on-card autographed cards per four-card box (four boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Onyx goes upscale with a new multi-sport release that's packed with legendary names, even more legendary combos and other rare possibilities inside its boxes which the company says is "the high-end product of 2022."

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What: 2022 Panini Illusions football cards
Arrives: Jan 25, 2023
Box basics: Three autos and two memorabilia cards per 10-pack box (16 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The sixth version of Illusions for the NFL adds some new looks to the familiar approach while also offering some new micro-etched cards into the lineup as well as some longer-odds chase cards with unique flair.

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What: 2022 Panini Spectra football cards
Arrives: Jan. 18, 2023
Box basics: Four autos and four memorabilia cards per four-pack box (eight boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Spectra drops for another go with all of the color and flash of past years but with some new chase sets and all of the new NFL rookies in their pro gear and plenty more.

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What: 2022 Panini Impeccable football cards
Arrives: Jan. 13
Box basics: Five or six autographs per eight-card box (three boxes per case)
Pre-order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Impeccable returns with some colorful looks, familiar inclusions and plenty of star power from the NFL of the past as well as the present.

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What: 2022 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Mini Helmet Platinum Edition Series 2
Arrives: Dec. 16
Box basics: One autographed mini helmet per box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR finishes out its 2022 releases with a second batch of Platinum Hidden Treasures autographed minis where every box once again includes either a Hall of Famer or an active player.

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Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading and knows that there are many reasons that collectors choose to slab cards. Sometimes it's to enhance the appeal and protect them when selling. Other times it's to protect an investment for the long-term or to protect for sentimental reasons. Or, it might be just for fun or curiosity about a potential grade.

Here's this month's grading diary here on The Buzz ... 

GOOD AS GOLD ...
The Card: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin 2022 Panini Select WWE Gold Flash (/10)
The Reason Graded: If you recognize this card, well, there's a reason. Just a few weeks ago, I pulled it from a blaster box and thanks to CSG's quick, budget-minded services I turned this around fast and, well, this rarity pays for itself. This retail-only card is rare -- only nine others like it exist -- and it came back with a top mark since even the horizontal centering was clean. (That's not the norm from what I have seen with this release.) This is a pricey card right now so that was my main reason for slabbing, and now it's that much better.
The Grade: CSG 10

Reality Check: It's the only one that has been slabbed so far. How many might still be sitting in packs? Generally speaking, Select is a strong release worth your look in any format -- and I have other stuff here I intend to get graded.

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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: 2022 Score football cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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What: 2023 Super Break Supercharged
Arrives: Nov. 29, 2022
Box basics: At least three items -- one of those being a buyback card -- per box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break flips the calendar to 2023 with this one -- a memorabilia vault type of offering -- in time for holiday buyers and with a mix of some of the biggest names in the game (all sports) possible.

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What: 2022 Panini Mosaic football cards
Arrives: Dec. 30
Box basics: Two autographs per 10-pack box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Mosaic arrives for its third NFL season with more color, plenty of inserts and the look that collectors have come to expect from this one -- but also with some new looks like Tesselation parallels above.

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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: The MLB postseason, Josh Allen, NBA chatter, well-timed pulls, Marvel cards and more.

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What: 2022 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Game Day Greats Football Jerseys Season Edition
Arrives: Nov. 16
Box basics: One autographed football jersey per box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line hits the field during the season with its familiar format and mix of pro and college stars.

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What: 2022 Donruss football cards
Arrives: Feb. 8, 2023
Box basics: One autograph and one memorabilia card per 18-pack hobby box (18 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Donruss takes the field for another NFL season with boxes that are jam-packed with a little bit of everything and stuff like variations are now found on the per-case level.

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What: 2022 Panini Flawless College Football cards
Arrives: Nov. 9
Box basics: Six autographs and two memorabilia cards per 10-card box (two boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Flawless' ode to college football arrives for a new season with legends of the past and recently drafted stars all in one high-end spot.

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