The expected named were rarer than others in this set such as Joe Namath, Jim Brown, Joe Montana, and Barry Sanders. I was surprised to see the rarest of all be Michael Irvin. Stay tuned for more official short-print information throughout the week.

# Player Name Team QTY
1 Joe Namath New York Jets 25
2 Lydell Mitchell Baltimore Colts 250
3 Jim Brown Cleveland Browns 25
4 Charley Taylor Washington Redskins 200
5 Steve Largent Seattle Seahawks 65
6 Pete Retzlaff Philadelphia Eagles 250
7 Barry Sanders Detroit Lions 25
8 Todd Christensen Los Angeles Raiders 100
9 Joe Montana San Francisco 49ers 20
10 Rick Casares Chicago Bears 250
11 John Elway Denver Broncos 20
12 Randall Cunningham Philadelphia Eagles 45
13 Bart Starr Green Bay Packers 40
14 Fred Biletnikoff Oakland Raiders 55
15 Art Monk Washington Redskins 35
16 Dave Casper Oakland Raiders 40
17 Floyd Little Denver Broncos 50
18 Jim Kelly Buffalo Bills 25
19 Michael Irvin Dallas Cowboys 15
20 Daryle Lamonica Oakland Raiders 55
21 Leroy Kelly Cleveland Browns 75
22 Jim Plunkett Oakland Raiders 100
23 Jim Taylor Green Bay Packers 60
24 Fran Tarkenton Minnesota Vikings 45
25 Don Maynard New York Jets 40

JOAKIM NOAH 2011 CONTENDERS PLACE IN HISTORY AUTO 15/49 US $45.00 Auction Ends: Sunday Feb-05-2012 10:46:06 PST   | Watch this Item

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Quantities have not been released on the short prints yet, but keep checking back and hopefully we will have some news soon!

The Box Set carries an SRP of 19.99 and features a 100 card set as well as one autograph insert. The set is a throwback to the 80′s Donruss sets design wise without completely copying an old set’s look.

So if you want the full preview of these images go check out The Knights Lance blog to see the full gallery of this upcoming release.

Also I picked Joe Webb to be featured in this post because he saved my Fantasy Football season last night with his ability to be able to be started as a WR.

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@ogochocinco, if you are out there and see this, then get your agents talking with card companies. We need you to help bring back the sports card market! We also need a better autograph out of you than that Chad Johnson guy used to do…..

The product will include two autographs and two memorabilia cards in every 10-pack box and there also will be six insert cards per box. Including two Mirror Parallels, standard inserts and two rookies numbered to 999 or less. Suggested price per pack will be ten dollars.

Every 24-box case will behave three mini cases, each with a “Platinum Hot Box” inside with all base cards numbered to 999 or less.

The base set will consist of 150 cards, including 35 Freshman Fabric Rookies limited to 699 copies.

Among the autographs are the “Freshman Fabric” most likely with event worn jersey pieces. The Rookies will include Sam Bradford, C.J. Spiller, Ryan Matthews, Dez Bryant and Tim Tebow, while there will also be signed material cards  in Mirror Gold, Emerald and Black Legends, Fabric of the Game and Shirt Off My Back for the likes of Emmitt Smith, Jerry Rice, Joe Namath, Jim Brown, Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana.

Al always, there will also be Mirror Material Gold, Emerald and Black cards featuring prime swatches. Each will be numbered to 25 or less.

The autograph checklist includes such NFL legends as Joe Montana, Elway, Marino, Barry Sanders and Emmitt Smith. Rookie autographs will include all the hottest rookies like Tim Tebow, Dez Bryant and Sam Bradford. Also, look for cut signatures from greats like Walter Payton, George Halas and Bear Bryant.

Also bringing some uniqueness back to the stale game used market, there willl be game used ball pieces from Super Bowls including Super Bowl I and II. Click the images below for the rest of Panini’s preview.

ARLINGTON, TX – FEB. 3, 2010 – In celebration of Super Bowl 44 in Miami, Panini, a leading manufacturer of licensed collectibles, NFL and NBA trading cards, put out a bounty valued at more than $1,500, for the collector who pulls the NFL Limited 2009 Pro Bowl Combo Materials card featuring Super Bowl quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Drew Brees (sequentially numbered #44 of 100). With a week left before the offer expired, collector Dawn McNew of Lehigh Acres, Fla., contacted the Panini offices to let them know the card all of America was searching for was part of her 1,000+ card Peyton Manning card collection.

“I am a huge, huge Peyton Manning fan and I only collect Peyton Manning cards, which is how I ended up with the card. I simply collect as many Peyton Manning cards as possible,” admitted McNew. “I saw the offer advertised on the Panini website and since I knew I had two versions of that card, I thought it would be worth checking my collection to see if I had #44. It was surely a great feeling to see one of my cards with the sequential numbering #44/100.”

In all, the physical education teacher at Lehigh Senior High School, estimates her Manning card collection to exceed 1,000 different cards, including two of the Manning-Brees Pro Bowl Material cards. An Indiana native, who moved to Florida seven years ago, she purchased the #44/100 Manning-Brees card for $11 on Nov. 12 on eBay where she does most of her collecting. She also shops at NASCAR Sports & Collectibles in Bonita Springs, Fla.

“When Dawn admitted that she was unsure if she wanted to part with the #44/100 version because it was part of her Manning collection, we knew she was a true collector and exemplified everything great about collecting,” admits Scott Prusha, Marketing Manager for Panini. “As a result, we decided to amend the bounty and return card #44/100 to her along with the year supply of Panini NFL cards and an exclusive Manning-Brees #1 of 1.”

The Manning-Brees card, a part of the Pro Bowl Combo Materials insert set in Panini’s 2009 Limited NFL brand, was released in October. It has a limited print run of just 100 sequentially numbered cards, and according to Beckett, is valued at $20. The offer, made by Panini on January 27, remained open to collectors until the opening kick-off of Super Bowl 44, on Sunday, February 7 @ 6:28 pm ET.

“From the hundreds of emails we received about this offer and the response on chat boards, blogs and websites, it is apparent that collectors had fun with this bounty,” said Prusha. “We’re so pleased that we will be able to reward a collector for their support of Panini NFL cards.”

The Panini Group, established almost 50 years ago in Modena, Italy, has subsidiaries throughout Europe, Latin America and the United States. Panini is the world leader in officially licensed collectables and is the leading multi-national publisher of comics, children’s magazines and Manga in Europe and Latin America. Panini has distribution channels in more than 100 countries and employs a staff of over 800. For more information visit us at www.paniniamerica.net or www.paninigroup.com.

Panini is offering $1,500 dollars for this card as well as the collector that has the card will get one box of every Panini NFL product that is released in 2010.

Officials at Panini America announced today the complete list of short-printed Legendary Contenders from 2009 Contenders football.

Archie Manning/35
Bart Starr/62
Bert Jones/33
Bobby Bell/24
Boyd Dowler/77
Brett Favre/4