The recent Ken Stabler Career Collection sale via Pristine Auction was one on my collecting radar from the second it was teased and on my mind until the final gavel came down earlier this month.

Simply put, I had to have something.

Why? Stabler wasn't the first NFL player I ever met -- he was probably the second -- and I had his autograph a dozen times from various appearances where I played autograph hound in the past, but I knew I had met someone unique every time I ran into him. I knew that the MVP awards and the game-used items would be out of my reach. I knew that the game balls would be scooped up by serious collectors just like many of the odd mementos in the auction that included everything from wedding photos to belt buckles, cowboy hats and mix tapes.

But I knew I had to have something.

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It's not been pretty on the quarterback front for the Denver Broncos in 2016 with the exit of a legend, Peyton Manning, the exit of his long-term understudy, Brock Osweiler, and the preseason messes of Mark Sanchez.

But there is a highlight with the arrival of Trevor Siemian in the starting spot in Denver.

No, really.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Jason Crosby's Garbage Pail Kids sketches, Dak Prescott and Panini Origins, Diamond Kings, Colin Kaepernick and Mike Trout vs. Ted Williams.

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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: 2016 Donruss football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 11
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 88
Base set completion: 
73 of 300 (24 percent)
Duplicates: 1

Notables on base cards – Todd Gurley, Derek Carr, Marcus Mariota, J.J. Watt, Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning, Cam Newton, Terry Bradshaw, Eddie George

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Football season is almost here and one of the trio of cases in this weekend's Blowout flash sale is one that should capture the attention of collectors.

It's 2015 Topps Chrome football and a reminder of some of the possibilities is above.

Keep reading for all the necessary details.

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If you're near a TV and on certain channels, there's a good chance you'll see some football cards.

How?

Via Panini America's new NFL commercial that features a number of top rookies while also advertising the 2016 Donruss set. You can check it out ... after the jump.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: One ridiculous 2016 Topps Allen & Ginter case ... and plenty more.

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It's a relatively light week for releases overall, but Panini America's newest football card brand gets the spotlight as 2016 Panini Origins arrives today with a new but familiar look.

It's got a mix of on-card autographs with images from the digital realm as well as from the Rookie Premiere where these cards were signed.

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What: 2016 Panini Prizm football cards (jumbo box)
Arrives: Oct. 26
Box basics: Three autographs and 10 serial-numbered Prizm cards per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Prizm is back for a new season with a familiar look and all the new names while including Tribute sets to a pair of retired legends, Peyton Manning and Charles Woodson and "more Prizm content than ever before."

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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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: 1995 Pro Line football cards
Where to buy: Check eBay on this one.

Packs per box: 36
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 360
Base set completion: 
319 of 400 (80 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards -- Joe Montana, Drew Bledsoe, Junior Seau, Dan Marino, Warren Moon,  Jerry Rice, Deion Sanders, Barry Sanders, Andre Rison, John Elway, Sterling Sharpe, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Jerome Bettis, Reggie White, Steve Young, Marshall Faulk, Randall Cunningham, Jim Kelly.

Notable Rookie Cards -- Steve McNair, Jeff Blake, Warren Sapp, Ki-Jana Carter, Kordell Stewart, Joey Galloway, Derrick Brooks.

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If you hadn’t noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices this weekend as part of a 64-hour flash sale over on the mothership and they were dramatic enough that Buzz had to sit down and ponder the possibilities in many of them.

So much so here are five boxes that caught this collector’s eye.

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Michael Conforto hasn't had the best sophomore season but playing in New York City means there are plenty of collectors who has sought out his cardboard.

But there's a chance many of them have missed a different Conforto that should be found along with their collection of New York Mets cardboard.

It's a 1996 Upper Deck Olympicard of Tracie Ruiz-Conforto -- his mother.

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What: 2016 Panini Phoenix football cards
Arrives: Oct. 19
Box basics: Three autograph or memorabilia cards per 12-pack box (16 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: A new brand for NFL collectors that Panini says "is sure to catch fire" features players from the past and present with nine inserts and six rookies per box atop the base cards and hits.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Aaron Judge & Tyler Austin, 2016 Donruss football breaks, Olympic cards & more.

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Earlier this month the late Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame but this past weekend the treasures from that career entered the hands of collectors around the world.

The auction of "Snake" Stabler's personal collection of memorabilia via Pristine Auction ended on Sunday night with one six-figure item that didn't reach its reserve and many others of note. In all, the auction generated nearly $200,000 in sales.

The priciest item was his 1976 Hickok Belt Award for Professional Athlete of the Year (above), which reached $107,427.60. It's an honor that was awarded the final time with Stabler's win and this is the first copy of the award to hit the open market. It's an 18K gold belt buckle with a three-carat diamond, a three-carat ruby, a three-carat sapphire and 26 diamond chips totaling 5.5 carats.

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What: 2016 Leaf Autographed Football Helmets
Arrives: October
Box basics: One autographed full-sized helmet per box (three boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf offers "the return of one of the most popular and innovative packaged memorabilia items of all time" with every box yielding either a Hall of Famer, current NFL star or rookie, past stars and even "a few more surprises."

Keep reading for more.

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What: 2016 Panini Playbook football cards
Arrives: Oct. 5
Box basics: One autograph or memorabilia booklet, one autograph or memorabilia card per three-card box (15 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The formula of last year returns with a new crop of rookies and plenty of booklet-based potential and some new touches.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2016 Panini Impeccable football cards
Arrives: Sept. 28
Box basics: Five autographs per eight-card box (three boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: A new high-end NFL brand arrives with a number of autographs per box from "a diverse autograph checklist of past, present and future stars with several on-card autograph inserts that focus on retired and Hall of Fame players."

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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This year's Pro Football Hall of Fame class has taken its place in Canton, Ohio, and the legends have found their new homes.

It's not just in the museum -- it's on new Panini America cardboard.

The NFL's official football card licensee was on hand in Canton and made a pair of promotional sets for the new class of legends as well as cards for the Hall of Fame Game that was cancelled.

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One of ESPN's longest-running on-air talents and a memorable voice for countless sports moments has been silenced as John Saunders has died. He was 61.

The Canadian was a junior hockey All-Star and played one game at Western Michigan before a career in broadcasting that began in 1978. He joined ESPN in December 1986 where he had worked ever since as a SportsCenter anchor, studio host and the lead for shows such as The Sports Reporters.

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Tomorrow's the day that 2016 Panini Unparalleled football cards arrive and, despite its name, it's a brand that's chock-full of parallels that probably will prompt collectors to try and decipher what's what.

Panini America is helping with that.

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Via @TRISTAR1: HOFer, 2x AL MVP, 3x All-Star, 3,000 Hit Club Robin Yount at #TRISTAR Autograph Pavilion

Today is the final day of this year's National Sports Collectors Convention inside the Atlantic City Convention center -- the finale after some busy days you can see in a gallery here, can see in a gallery here and also can see in a gallery here.  (Oh and there was plenty of prep and a preview night that you can see here, too.)

Keep reading for more and to see a gallery that will grow throughout the day as the doors have just now opened for everyone.

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Now that the National Sports Collectors Convention is completed for today, the spotlight selectively turns to this year's Panini VIP Party, which will include some big-name guests, big-name signers and some big-name cardboard.

Black boxes, Gold packs, autographs and more are the mementos of the event, but the memories are made with the interactions between the collectors and the stars.

We'll help take you behind the rope virtually right here with a gallery of images from tonight's event.

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Pulled from Breakers Rowe at Blowout booth on Saturday at the National Sports Collectors Convention.

Today should be the busiest day of this year's National Sports Collectors Convention inside the Atlantic City Convention center after a pair of busy days you can see in a gallery here and also in a gallery here.  (Oh and there was plenty of prep and a preview night that you can see here, too.)

Now it's time for Day 4, which has the largest slate of signers and plenty of action. Joe Namath, for example, is set to sign at 11 a.m.

Keep reading for more and to see a gallery that will grow throughout the day as the doors open soon.

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This year's Pro Football Hall of Fame class gets its gold jackets tonight in Canton, Ohio, and the Hall of Fame store has the simplest way to start a collection of the newest football greats.

That's the Goal Line Art set.

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