Buzz Break: 2017 Donruss Optic NFL cards (Special Edition blaster box)


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The box: 2017 Donruss Optic NFL (Special Edition blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (once available)

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 24
Base set completion: 
11 of 100 (11 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards (all) – Richard Sherman, Brandon Marshall, Lamar Miller, Rob Gronkowski, Dez Bryant, Randall Cobb, Tavon Austin, Ben Roethlisberger, Marshawn Lynch, Jordan Matthews, Allen Hurns

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Buzz Break: 2017 Donruss Optic NFL cards (Special Edition 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: 2017 Donruss Optic NFL (Special Edition blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (once available)

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 24
Base set completion: 
11 of 100 (11 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards (all) – Lamar Miller, Rob Gronkowski, Dez Bryant, Randall Cobb, Tavon Austin, Ben Roethlisberger, Carlos Hyde, Sam Bradford, Marshawn Lynch, Jordan Matthews, Allen Hurns

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Buzz Break: 2017 Playoff football cards (hobby box)

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The box: 2017 Playoff NFL cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 12
Cards per pack: 8
Cards per box: 96
Base set completion: 58 of 200 (29 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Matt Ryan, Bo Jackson, Odell Beckham Jr., Marcus Allen, Barry Sanders, Steve Young, Adrian Peterson, Morten Andersen, Dak Prescott, Marshall Faulk, Warren Moon, Jim Brown, Dan Marino, Gale Sayers, Fran Tarkenton, Deion Sanders, Tony Romo, Randall Cunningham, Andrew Luck

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Buzz Break: 2015 Topps Chrome football cards (Relic blaster box)


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The box: 2015 Topps Chrome NFL (Relic blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 8 (seven standard, one Relic)
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 29
Base set completion: 
19 of 200 (10 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Mark Ingram, Joe Flacco, Marshawn Lynch, Sammy Watkins, Robert Griffin III

Rookie Cards (7) – Jesse James, Kevin White, P.J. Williams, Nate Orchard, Danielle Hunter, Eric Kendricks, Kenny Bell

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Brock Osweiler heads to Houston … does it matter for his football cards?

brock-osweilerFirst Peyton Manning, now Brock Osweiler.

The Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos have lost their second quarterback this week as Osweiler will be joining the Houston Texans, according to the NFL Network. It will be a four-year deal for $72 million — a risk the Broncos apparently weren’t willing to take.

Of all the moves agreed to and to come as a new season officially begins today, this and perhaps the DeMarco Murray trade have some hobby potential. Many others, though, don’t figure to matter much on cardboard. Heck, some of the big names signing with new teams — Malik Jackson, for example — don’t even have cards.

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