It’s time to get your hands on some JuJu Smith-Schuster football cards

The Pittsburgh Steelers may have found their newest star at wide receiver.

He’s JuJu Smith-Schuster and he racked up 193 receiving yards on just seven catches and scored a 97-yard touchdown on Sunday in a 20-15 win over Detroit.

Smith-Schuster is just 20 years old and was a second-round pick (62nd overall) out of USC. He’s the youngest Steelers player to ever put up a 100-yard game and teammate Le’Veon Bell told ESPN.com that he’s “best player ever under 21” and that “for him to be 20 and play the way he plays is unbelievable. He can block, catch the ball short, go balls, mentally in the game, best player ever under 21.”

NFL Notables: Six rookies to watch after Week 1 … Hunt, Watt & more

There were surprises and new arrivals on the NFL rookie front — and that’s just Week 1.

Six newcomers stepped up with none perhaps more surprising the Kansas City RB Kareem Hunt, who helped the Chiefs pull off a dominating 42-27 win over the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots on Thursday night. He had 17 carries for 148 yards and a touchdown — and seven catches for 133 yards and a 75-yard score. Not bad for a third-rounder out of Toledo.

As you should already know from last week, he already appears on more than 450 different cards with nearly 300 of those being certified autos. He’s got 15 RCs so far by the standard (non-insert) definition and nearly 140 memorabilia cards and is found in most 2017 releases — just like most of our other notables from Sunday.

Who made the cut? Keep reading.

‘Mean’ Joe Greene & Coca-Cola kid to sign for collectors in Pittsburgh

If there’s a “Butterfly Effect” in hobby history  — you know, a small thing that can go on to have a large impact — it just might be an iconic 1979 Coca-Cola commercial.

It features Pittsburgh Steelers star “Mean” Joe Greene and a kid who offers him his bottle after a tough game. After Greene accepts, he throws his jersey to the kid and millions who watched — it aired during Super Bowl XIV, which was the third most-watched game ever at the time — just might have been suddenly interested in collecting game-used jerseys. Maybe.

But why are we talking about them today? The dynamic duo will be reunited at an upcoming signing in Pittsburgh.

Gallery: 2016 Panini Flawless football autographs + more (updated)

We’ve not seen any formal information related about the upcoming 2016 Panini Flawless football card set from Panini America, but we know it’s coming thanks to the recently returned autographs teased by the company this week

The signer? Pittsburgh Steelers RB Le’Veon Bell.

Postseason Superstars: This week’s icons include Antonio Brown, Aaron Rodgers & more … and who’s next?

Five catches, 124 years and two touchdowns.

That’s the final line for Pittsburgh Steelers WR Antonio Brown in Sunday’s 30-12 victory over the Miami Dolphins in their playoff-opening game. At this point, it’s the kind of showing that we expect from one of the league’s elite who had 106 catches for 1,284 yards and 12 TDs this season.

His 2010 Rookie Cards show him fresh out of Central Michigan and can be found in more than 20 brands that season, including Absolute Memorabilia, Bowman Sterling, Certified, Classics, Crown Royale, Donruss Elite, Epix, Exquisite Collection, Limited, Gridiron Gear, Plates & Patches, Threads, Contenders, National Treasures, Prestige, Rookies & Stars, SP Authentic, SPx, Score and Sweet Spot. You can expect to pay top dollar for anything of him that’s relatively rare and his auto RCs (Exquisite, Plates & Patches, Contenders, National Treasures, SPA and SPx) will be even more volatile and in-demand. It just comes with the territory.

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Keep reading for more guys who generated some buzz on the field this week.

Buzz Poll: Who wins Super Bowl LI?

We’re down to the last 12 NFL teams and that means we have just one question for the remainder of the football calendar.

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Sunday Superstars: Week 5 notables include Ezekiel Elliott, Tom Brady, T.Y. Hilton, Sammie Coates & more

While there might be a quarterback controversy brewing in The Big D, there’s no doubting who the top RB is for the Dallas Cowboys after a 30-17 win over the Dolphins on Sunday.

It’s Ezekiel Elliott and his 134-yard, two-touchdown day has cemented him as one of the front-runners among rookies this season — on a historic level, too.

According to Elias, his 546 rushing yards this season are the fifth-best total in NFL history for the first five games of a player’s career. The only better starts are Eric Dickerson (645 yards), Adrian Peterson (607), Todd Gurley (575) and Billy Sims (560). That’s not bad company — and that’s good news for Elliott’s cardboard given how Gurley looked last year.

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Sunday Superstars: Week 4 standouts include Julio Jones, Ezekiel Elliott, A.J. Green & more

 

The Atlanta Falcons’ 48-33 win over the reigning NFC champs on Sunday had plenty of offensive fireworks, but two players stood above the rest. Matt Ryan‘s 503 passing yards and four TDs were impressive but what was even more impressive is that Julio Jones was responsible for 300 of them.

Jones’ 12-catch day came 37 yards short of setting an NFL record for most receiving yards in a game with his 300 being the sixth-best game in league history. Willie “Flipper” Anderson set the mark with 336 in a game against the Saints back in 1989.

Not a bad day … especially for a guy who hasn’t signed a heavy amount of autographs in his six years as a pro.

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Sunday Superstars: Week 3 standouts include Marvin Jones, Dak Prescott, Carson Wentz & more

Six catches, 205 yards and two touchdowns. That was the stat line for Detroit Lions receiver Marvin Jones Jr. on Sunday during a 34-27 loss to the Green Bay Packers.

How good was that career night? As a rookie with the Bengals in 2012, it took him 11 games and 18 catches to total 201 yards — and he only had one touchdown back then. Even last season he had just 816 yards receiving on 65 catches. (Welcome to Detroit.)

Seemingly out of nowhere, he has back-to-back 100-yard games — that should be good for his cardboard, which is pretty plentiful from that rookie season.

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Auction Gallery: Championship rings are the thing in current SCP sale

The current SCP Auctions sale includes items from the personal collections of Baseball Hall of Famer Don Drysdale and collections of memorabilia that include plenty of other big names, but it’s a selection of championship rings here that’s highlight-worthy.

Below is a gallery of 18 rings up for sale now and ending on April 23. Click below to enter the gallery, get a closer look, see who’s owned them and what the bidding sits at now.

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Lot #516 Harmon Killebrew’s 1965 Minnesota Twins American League Championship Ring (Killebrew COA) — Opening bid: $20,000

Lot #77 Don Drysdale’s 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers World Champions 14k Gold Ring (Drysdale Collection) — Current bid: $24,159

Lot #67 Don Drysdale’s 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers World Champions 14k Gold Ring (Drysdale Collection) — Current bid: $24,159

Lot #517 Harmon Killebrew’s 1987 Minnesota Twins World Series Ring in Original Presentation Box — Current bid: $10,000

Lot #15 Don Drysdale’s 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers National League Champions 10k Gold Ring (Drysdale Collection) — Current bid: $13,310

Lot #1143 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XLIIIChampionship Ring Presented to Player Dallas Baker – Only SB XLIII Ring Ever Offered Publicly! — Current bid: $32,157

Lot #1133 1993 Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl XXVIII Champions 10k Gold Ring Issued to Linebacker Godfrey Myles — Current bid: $14,619

Lot #477 Duke Snider’s 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers National League Champions 10k Gold Ring (Snider COA) — Current bid: $12,081

Lot #775 2009 New York Yankees 14k Gold World Series Championship Ring (Staff) — Current bid: $9.983

Lot #1142 2007 New York Giants Super Bowl XLII Championship Ring Presented to WR Brandon London (London LOA) — Current bid: $16,081

Lot #809 1969 New York Mets World Series Champions 10k Gold Ring Issued To Director of Player Development & Future Gm Bob Scheffing (Scheffing Collection) — Current bid: $10,721

Lot #614 2010 San Francisco Giants World Series Champions 14k Gold Ring Presented to Vida Blue — Current bid: $14,272

Lot #1118 1983 Los Angeles Raiders Super Bowl XVIII World Championship Ring Presented to Linebacker Tony Caldwell — Current bid: $7,321

Lot #758 1978 New York Yankees World Series Championship 14k Gold Staff Ring — Current bid: $6,655

Lot #1060 2010 Los Angeles Lakers NBA World Championship “A Version” Ring Presented to Scout (Boyson) — Current bid: $5,857

Lot #1002 1955-56 Philadelphia Warriors World Championship 14k Gold Ring — Current bid: $4,235

Lot #584 1997 Florida Marlins World Series Champions 10k Gold Staff Ring — Current bid: $4,659

Lot #139 Don Drysdale’s 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers World Series Champions 14k Gold Ring (Drysdale Collection) — Current bid: $10,721

They Tweeted It … Antonio Brown

#DWTS @Skittles inspired dancing shoes. Thanks Skittles! #tonytoetap #catchtherainbow pic.twitter.com/NNuWExgnAo

— Antonio Brown (@AntonioBrown84) March 17, 2016

 

Pittsburgh Steelers WR Antonio Brown will be trading in his cleats for Dancing With the Stars soon and that’s perhaps what prompted this tweet on Thursday.

Or maybe he’s just taking over the Skittles beat from the retired Marshawn Lynch?

Sorta legit collecting question: What might something like this sell for at auction if “show-used”?

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Buzz List: Eight NFL players to watch this weekend

The NFL’s postseason kicks off with four games this weekend and it seems each of them have players to watch when it comes to collecting football cards.

Here’s one player from all eight teams Buzz says could be of interest — some obvious, some not.

J.J. Watt — The Houston Texans’ defensive dynamo and part-time tight end is basically a household name with his bloody noses and his Papa John’s commercials, but when it comes to autographed Rookie Cards he might be overvalued. He’s one of very few defensive stars to really get attention when it comes to cards, so it would take a monster game against the Chiefs to make those Contenders Rookie Cards even better buys. Sorry for the bad news there. (Maybe him being able to successfully complete a pizza curl in a follow-up Papa John’s commercial would help?)

Buzz Poll: Are Pro Football Hall of Fame mini busts cool or creepy?

Among the items in the Pro Football Hall of Fame‘s online gift shop are a series of five mini busts that Buzz couldn’t help but be drawn to.

Why? Buzz can’t figure out whether they are cool or creepy.

David Johnson, Josh Norman & Danny Woodhead among NFL’s most Buzz-worthy players in Week 15

It doesn’t take much for a running back to establish himself quickly these days — and it doesn’t take much for one to fade into obscurity, either — but one started that two-part journey with a big arrival game of sorts under the Sunday Night Football spotlight.

It’s Arizona’s David Johnson, who ran for a league-leading 187 yards and three touchdowns in a 40-17 win over the Eagles.

It was his third straight week of 92 yards or more but he’d gone scoreless in those other games, leaving him off Buzz’s radar — also probably since he’s a Cardinal, not on a team that gets much hobby attention. You can find his RCs throughout this year’s NFL lineup from Panini America and Topps. For the season, he has 517 rushing yards and seven touchdowns.

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Keep reading for four more guys who generated some buzz on the field this week.

Hall of Fame semifinalist list shows one thing often missing on cards

The semifinalists list for this year’s Pro Football Hall of Fame vote was revealed this week and there are some legendary names on the list of 25 — Brett Favre, Terrell Owens, Morten Anderson, Alan Faneca. 

And if you’re like Buzz — a long-time collector but maybe someone whose focus isn’t purely on football all the time — one of those names may have left you saying, “Who?”

Jeremy Langford, Antonio Brown & Adrian Peterson among NFL’s Buzz-worthy players in Week 10

Jeremy Langford might not be the Bears rookie that many thought would be stirring things up in Chicago, but in Week 10 he was just that with 20 carries for 73 yards and a touchdown as well as seven catches for 109 yards and a score. On the season, the fourth-rounder out of Michigan State has four rushing touchdowns and 225 yards — most of that in the last two weeks. when Matt Forte has been out due to injury. Could the Bears have a new option here on offense? Sure seems like it.

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He’s not the only Chicago Bear who generated some buzz on the field this week.