Buzz 12 in 12: Busting a 2016 Donruss Optic football blaster box (Hour 1)

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 1.

12in12-logo-smallerThe box: 2016 Donruss Optic football cards
The cost: Click here

What’s inside this one? Keep reading …

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Gallery: 2016 Panini Black Gold football autographs

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It’s still more than a month away but Panini America‘s latest edition of Black Gold will pack some high-energy punch when it comes to its autographs.

And we have the gallery here to prove it.

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Five NFL rookies’ Santa Claus hats hit Panini Instant for limited set

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If you haven’t quite found that perfect holiday gift for your collector, there’s one more option out there from Panini America for the next 29 hours.

Five NFL rookies who donned Santa Claus hats have their “gamers” found in the 2016 NFL Rookies Happy Holidays Santa Hat set available (as singles) now via Panini Instant, the company’s on-demand card platform.

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Gallery: 2016 Panini Impeccable football cards

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We’re less than a week away from the latest high-end football card brand from Panini America and it’s one that looks like it has a pretty high standard.

One might call it impeccable.

The brand is 2016 Panini Impeccable and it will pack some serious punch with metal cards, autographed memorabilia cards and standard autographs — and plenty of on-card autographs.

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Some Panini America NSCC packs will include on-card autos from top NFL rookies, Hall of Famers

panini-america-2016-national-nflpa-rookie-premiere-next-day-derrick-henryThe new greats and the past greats are both part of the forthcoming Panini America promo card packs that will be available at this year’s National Sports Collectors Convention.

On-card autographs from this year’s rookie class and the 2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame induction class will be stamped and included in the wrapper redemption packs, according to a company announcement released on Thursday.

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Gallery: Signing scenes at NFLPA Rookie Premiere (updated)

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The NFLPA Rookie Premiere is here and that means more than 40 newly drafted NFL players are already signing, signing and signing some more before donning their pro uniforms for trading cards.

Among those who have signed so far is Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry, who just might have the most-dynamic autograph of the bunch.

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Buzz Break: 2016 Score football cards (blaster box)

2016scoreFBblaster.jpgFrom 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 Score football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

2016-score-Kenyan-DrakePacks per box:
 12
Cards per pack: 11
Cards in this box: 132
Base set completion: 
88 of 440 (20 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable players found on base cards: Todd Gurley, Adrian Peterson, Julio Jones.

Rookie Cards (33) – Notables include Jared Goff, Connor Cook, Will Fuller, Kenyan Drake, Paxton Lynch, Braxton Miller.

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Gallery: 2016 Leaf Ultimate Draft football cards

2016-leaf-ultimate-draft-football-15What happens when you take some memorable baseball card designs of the early 1990s, add the latest crop of potential NFL players and autographs?

You get 2016 Leaf Ultimate Draft.

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Gallery: 2016 Leaf Metal Draft football cards

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Today may be Pro Day for the Ohio State Buckeyes, but Urban Meyer‘s top stars are already being found somewhere else besides the NFL.

They’re on eBay and on 2016 Leaf Metal Draft football cards after the brand arrived this week packing five autographs per box.

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