Buzz Break: 2016 Donruss football Mega Box

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: 2016 Donruss football Mega Box
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 9 (seven 2016 Donruss, two 2015 Gridiron Kings)
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 72
Donruss Base set completion: 
42 of 300 (14 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Eric Dickerson, John Riggins, Kurt Warner, Amari Cooper, Ron Jaworski, Khalil Mack, Dez Bryant, Ray Lewis, Richard Sherman, Jameis Winston, Gale Sayers, Tom Brady

Buzz 12 in 12: Busting a 2016 Score football blaster box (Hour 11)

Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today’s your day then as we launch 12 in 12 — a series of a dozen breaks of past wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We’ll post one every hour on the hour all day long today … this is Hour 11.

The box: 2016 Score football blaster
The cost: $14.99 (BlowoutCards.com if/when available)

What’s inside this one? Keep reading …

Buzz Break: 2016 Donruss Optic football cards (blaster box)

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: 2016 Donruss Optic football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: Click here

Packs per box: 6 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 24
Base set completion: 
18 of 200 (9 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Veteran base cards – Todd Gurley, DeMarco Murray, Frank Gore, Randall Cobb, Demaryius Thomas, Carlos Hyde

Rookie Cards (12) – Tyreek Hill, Maliek Collins, DeForest Buckner, Carl Nassib, Jonathan Bullard, Kendall Fuller, Myles Jack, Wendell Smallwood, C.J. Prosise, Cody Kessler, Tajae Sharpe, Rashard Higgins

Real-time recap: Buzz’s take on 2016 NFL Draft picks’ cardboard potential

Jared Goff is your No. 1 pick in the 2016 NFL Draft and Panini America has revealed his first football card online to be found on its Gridiron digital card app soon.

Buzz will add all players drafted to this thread as the first round goes on just so you can see them all in one spot on samples of their real cardboard already available.

Buzz also will offer his take on the player’s place, too, in a real-time recap.

Panini America readies exclusive cards for NFL Draft festivities

With the clock ticking down to this year’s edition of the NFL Draft, Panini America is readying its cardboard efforts made just for the event and the interactive sideshow that has become Draft Town.

The company has produced a 10-card set and a 5-by-7 set of three cards that also can be obtained at the event.