Beckett Football

On November 29, 2025, an astute collector nabbed a fantastic deal securing 39 BVG graded 1948 Bowman Football cards for $475.80. The average cost of a 1948 Bowman card, widely looked upon as the first modern football set, is $86.70 with a complete 108-card set valuing around $9,500. The lot of 39 spanned grades of 6 EX-Mint (#57 John Badaczewski) to 1.5 Fair (#59 Mervin Pregulman). The key rookie cards collectors target in the set are Sammy Baugh, Sid Luckman, Bulldog Turner, Steve Van Buren, and Charley Conerly. Cards divisible by three (3, 6, 9, 12) are more valuable and scarcer as they were printed on the last of three sheets. One of the higher grades and more valuable cards in the lot was a #102 Bud Angsman SP RC.…

The energy has returned to Gillette Stadium. There is a bounce in the steps of New England Patriot fans that has been missing since 2019 when a certain all-time quarterback left for Tampa Bay. The return of the swagger has everything to do with the pairing of first-year head coach Mike Vrabel and second-year QB Drake Maye. The Pats have rebounded from a 4-13 season in 2024, and Maye is proving to be one of the NFL’s elite young talents. The return to the top of the AFC has Maye’s rookie cards soaring. Pressure comes with being the third overall pick in the NFL Draft along with high expectations in the hobby. After two standout seasons at the University of North Carolina, Maye found himself in an unusual situation under…

No rookie has ever won Super Bowl MVP honors. But for three rising stars who earned the award, it caused an interesting dynamic on the flip side of their rookie cards, which were not released until after their outstanding single-game performance. Even as dozens of sets have permeated the football card industry since the 1990s, there still has been plenty of players who never made the cut for a company’s checklist – especially among players taken in the mid or late rounds of a draft who aren’t expected to be difference-makers. Lots of those players ultimately fizzle out – or never crack an NFL roster – and few collectors ever notice they never had a card. Even starters at less notable positions often get overlooked. And it’s not to blame…

In the hustle of the football card collecting hobby, next to the center on the last placed team in the NFC or AFC, having a kicker’s card, or worse, a punter’s card is about the last thing someone wants to see when ripping packs from any era… But give a collector one good reason and an unusual niche within the hobby is filling nine-card plastic sleeves. For those of you who like to kick it a bit differently than the rest, we cover the top placekickers’ cards for your unique PC. “3” WORTH THE VALUE Starting at third all-time on the kicker’s hierarchy: Gary Anderson. Anderson has 158 total items in the Beckett Online Price Guide. from his 23-year career that began in 1982 with the Pittsburgh Steelers and ended…

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