2010 Gridiron Gear Football
Configuration
18 packs with 8 cards per pack
BOX BREAK
- 18 Rookies (one per pack)
- 9 Inserts/Parallels
- 2 Material Cards
- 2 Autograph Cards including one from the following:
*Rookie Gridiron Gem seq. #'d to 330 or less
*Rookie Orientation seq. #'d to 100 or less
*Plates & Patches seq. #'d to 25 or less
*Gamebreakers seq. #'d to 50 or less
*NFL Nation seq. #'d to 50 or less
*NFL Gridiron seq. #'d to 50 or less
CASE BREAK
Look for six or more of the following!
"Rookie Gridiron Gems" or signatures of Tim Tebow, Tony Romo, Barry Sanders, Joe Namath, Aaron Rodgers, Jim Brown, Sam Bradford, Peyton Manning, C.J. Spiller, Brett Favre, Ryan Mathews, Dez Bryant, Tom Brady, Drew Brees or Adrian Peterson
HIGHLIGHTS
"Rookie Gridiron Gear" rookie cards featuring a signed pull-out swatch of the top rookies including Sam Bradford, C.J. Spiller, Ryan Matthews, Jahvid Best, Dez Bryant and Tim Tebow seq. #'d to 330 or less.
"NFL Gridiron Signatures" featuring Barry Sanders, Aaron Rodgers, Reggie Wayne, Calvin Johnson, Jim Kelly, Fran Tarkenton, Michael Turner and Maurice Jones-Drew seq. #'d to 50 or less.
"Plates & Patches" dual prime swatches featuring Adrian Peterson, Troy Polamalu, Chris Johnson, Mark Sanchez, Maurice Jones-Drew, Randy Moss, Miles Austin and Peyton Manning seq. #'d to 100 or less.
Our Box Break
Base Cards
We pulled 114 out of the 150 base cards in the set with no duplicates. These cards have very nice action photos that have a "painted" look to them.
Rookie Cards
There are 100 Rookies Cards in the set. We pulled 18 Rookie Cards, one per pack with no duplicates. The Rookie Cards have the same design as the regular base card with the word rookie in the upper left corner.
Inserts/Hits
We are suppose to get 9 inserts in the box. We beat the odds and pulled 11 inserts in this box.
Rookie Orientation
These cards have a nice portrait photography from the Rookie Premiere shoot. We pulled a Dez Bryant and a Arrelious Benn Silver #/d 250.
X Parallels
These parallel cards have the same design as the regular base card with either a silver or gold X in the bottom left corner. We pulled 4 Silver X Parallels #/d 250: Calvin Johnson, Brandon Lloyd, LeSean McCoy, and Antonio Brown RC. We pulled 2 Gold X Parallels #/d 100: Jeremy Maclin and Reggie Bush.
NFL Nation
The NFL Nation insert reminds me of the Hogg Heaven sets. We pulled a Cadillac Williams Gold #/d 100.
Crash Course
This design is a cool concept showcasing divisional and position rivals on the card. We pulled a Eli Manning/DeMarcus Ware. Our first Material card was a Jason Witten/Aaron Ross Crash Course Jersey #/d 250.
Game Breakers
I really like the Game Breakers design with half action photo and half team logo. We pulled a Peyton Manning. Our second Material card was a Maurice Jones-Drew Game Breakers Jerseys Prime #/d 50. What an amazing patch!
Autograph Cards
Our first Autograph card was a Morgan Burnett Rookie Autograph Gold #/d 299. The base rookie card contains a sticker auto with a blue signature.
Our second Autograph card was a C.J. Spiller Rookie Gridiron Gems Autograph #/d 228. These cards are actually the last 35 cards in the regular set. I have always been a fan of pullout autographs. The autograph is on a piece of jersey material. This card looks amazing in person.
Final Thoughts
I love the photography on the base cards, it depicts many action shots that football collectors will love. There are plenty of different insert card designs for everyone. I personally like the Game Breakers insert cards the most. The Crash Course inserts are very colorful and is a great design that goes well with the Dual Jersey cards. The C.J. Spiller Rookie Gridiron Gems Autograph is an amazing card that looks even better in person. There are not many cards out there that allows collectors to slide the jersey/auto piece in and out from the side of the card. I love small little details like this. Another great release from Panini.
Ratings
• Value = 5
• Innovation = 5
• Fun and Experience = 5
• Rebuy Value = 5
Overall A++
NPN Information
NPN 2010 Panini Gridiron Gear
2300 E. Randol Mill
Arlington, TX 76011-6333
Hand print your name and complete address on a 3x5 card and use a #10 envelope.
Postmarked by 2/6/11
Limit to 2 entries per household.
Only one card per envelope, mailed separately.
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