Panini America's latest high-end football brand arrives today in the form of 2015 Panini Luxe, a premium all-hits brand that previously made its debut in basketball.

Each box includes three autos and one memorabilia card and there are just five boxes per case.

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What's Buzzing Today: Over-delivering blasters, legendary packs, the new king in football & more.

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Super Bowl MVP Von Miller. UFC fighter Paige VanZant. Pittsburgh Steelers receiving machine Antonio Brown. Former CFL/NFL star and Heisman-winner Doug Flutie.

What do they have in common? They'll all be Dancing With The Stars when the show premieres for yet another season on March 21. 

A fourth of the dozen teams competing on the ballroom dancing competition come from the sports world, and, because of trading cards, they just might be the targets of the show's fans who want a collectable of their own.

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Peyton Manning mentioned plenty of legends during his 11-minute retirement speech Monday in Denver, but only one name mentioned had as much gravitas as Manning's place in the game today.

That name was Johnny Unitas and Manning recalled meeting the Hall of Famer and Colts icon during his rookie season after a 38-31 loss back on Nov. 29, 1998.

"It was the first time that the Colts had returned to Baltimore since they had moved back in 1984," Manning remembered. "We didn’t exactly get a warm reception that day. The fans were screaming at me, and I kept thinking, 'Hey, I was only 8-years-old then, get off of my back.'

"I had met him once before, but when the game was over I had the chance to shake Johnny Unitas’ hand. He told me, 'Peyton, you stay at it. I’m pulling for you.' Well, I have stayed at it. I’ve stayed at it for 18 years and I hope that old No. 19 is up there with his flat top and maybe his black high-tops on and I hope he knows that I have stayed at it and maybe he’s even a little proud of me.

"There is just something about 18 years. Eighteen is a good number, and today I retire from pro football."

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It was his last rodeo after all.

Peyton Manning's 18-year NFL career that includes five MVP awards, two Super Bowl rings and more touchdowns and passing yards than any other quarterback in history comes to an end on Monday in Denver when he's expected to announce his retirement.

Manning is among the most-available and most-collectable quarterbacks in the history of the game -- he's also one of the most-valuable ones, too. Rather than rehash his Rookie Cards or priciest gems (there are plenty of both), here are seven basic ways to collect the legendary quarterback beloved in Indianapolis, admired in Denver and made "Omaha" a bit more famous.

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What's Buzzing Today: Busting 2016 Topps Heritage, custom cards, RGIII ... and more Heritage.

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Ray Hamilton is a member of the Washington Redskins, but for the last few weeks he joined the Panini America team as part of the NFLPA Externship Program.

He's one of 26 players working for various companies as part of the program but the only one who joined Panini. As part of the gig he recently starred in an episode of Panini Unwrapped with Tracy Hackler.

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This one is kind of a big deal.

Panini America teased a big inclusion in the upcoming 2015 Panini National Treasures football card set on Tuesday and it's the National Treasures Treasure Chest card.

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Topps' next-to-last NFL release arrived in hobby shops yesterday packing a ton of high-end potential inside.

The brand is 2015 Topps Supreme and these football cards are part of a hit-per-pack product that includes some big names and, of course, plenty of rookies. Each box contains just four cards, but in a case (16 boxes) the breakdown includes four auto Relics, three rookie autos, one multi-auto card and a combination of Relics and hits in the remainder.

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What's Buzzing Today: Cut autos, new Topps Supreme football breaks & more

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What's Buzzing Today: Player collections, Panini Americana, oldschool box breaks and classic wrestling debates.

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One of Topps' final NFL releases officially arrived in hobby shops around the country last week packing just two autographed cards per box but plenty of potential.

It's the 2015 Topps Strata football card set, and each 12-box case will include a selection of autographs and memorabilia cards all with acetate stock and on-card autographs. There is one standard auto and one auto Relic per box.

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Do you consider the details when it comes to the storage of your sports cards and memorabilia?

You should.

We probably all have a closet or a card room we frequent often, but there may be nooks and crannies we don't check often -- sometimes for months in a row. That's Buzz, and Buzz got a surprise this weekend with the discovery of some discolored carpet in the bottom of a closet -- it was from moisture and that's bad for a collector because those white storage boxes are thirsty. They love dry and dark environments -- but they love to drink up every drop of water they can find.

Thankfully, there was absolutely no damage done here -- except damage to one stressed-out collector -- because the details about storage were thought about long ago. Some strategies when it comes to storage saved hundreds if not thousands of dollars in this case.

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What's Buzzing Today: Big breaks, Buster Posey, 2015 Topps Definitive Collection & more

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One of Topps' final NFL sets arrives today in the form of 2015 Topps Field Access, and it's a photo-driven product that still packs plenty of hits without breaking the bank.

In fact, there's a hit in every single pack.

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More than 30 NFL greats' autographs will be found in a new Topps football product that will begin shipping on on Feb. 29.

The brand is 2015 Topps 60th Anniversary Retired Autographs and it's a one-card pack with an autograph inside. Initially found only on Topps.com, they will sell for $75 a pack.

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What's Buzzing Today: Big breaks of 2015 Topps Definitive, a big TRISTAR vintage pull, new WWE breaks & plenty more.

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The football season is over, but the high-end brands for NFL collectors are still to come and part of that premium wave arrived this week with 2015 Panini Black Gold.

Black Gold is an acetate-, metal-, memorabilia- and autograph-loaded brand that packs 10 cards per box.

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What's Buzzing Today: Collect 'em all, big Panini Noir pulls, old school breaks, boxing & more.

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One of Topps' most high-end football card brands arrives today in the form of 2015 Topps Definitive Collection and the breaks have been trickling onto eBay already.

This high-end brand packs just eight cards into a box and had a pre-order price north of $600.

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Adam Williams
Also known as: whodey14 on Blowout, sportcardking on YouTube or Instagram
Website:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/138959772@N06/albums
Location: Kentucky
Work away from cards: Car salesman
Collecting since: 2006

Main focuses: Bengals, Reds and Celtics as well as side player collections of Walter Payton, Deacon Jones, Otto Graham, Oscar Robertson and other Hall of Famers.

Favorite players/teams: Ken Anderson and the Cincinnati Bengals

Current collecting projects: Trying to get at least one of every Ken Anderson item. Memorabilia as well. His Prestige Banner Seasons Auto /25 and Sweet Spot Gold Auto /100 as well as any low-numbered autos/patches(/5 or so) are some priorities.

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Panini America took the stage for its annual corporate address at the Industry Summit on Tuesday. Here are the basic talking points from the session...

Mark Warsop has confirmed NASCAR cards are coming from the company this year. Four products are planned -- Prizm, Torque, Certified and National Treasures. ... FIFA Flawless cards will be coming as well. ... The company noted a substantial increase in NBA sales this year. ... Panini Roundtable program will have Hobby Shop of the Month honors tat will lead to Hobby Shop of Year award, too. Prizes and auto guests for top shops. ... Also planning product sneak peeks -- early rips -- in some instances. ... Donruss Optic, an Optichrome version of Donruss, will be part of the  upcoming portfolios.

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Panini America's newest football card brand, 2015 Panini Black Gold, arrives with some surprises beginning tomorrow.

What are they? Autographs originally intended for last year's set as well as Immaculate Collection.

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What's Buzzing Today: Panini's readying NASCAR cards, collecting golf cards, big breaks, Donruss basketball & more

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What: 2016 Panini Prime Signatures football cards
Arrives: May 11
Box basics: One autograph per box (two 12-box inner cases per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Prime Signatures returns for a new season with six cards in every box -- four base or parallel cards one insert and one autograph from a crop of NFL veterans as well as the newest rookies in their pro and/or college colors.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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