First Buzz: 2017 Donruss Optic football cards (updated)

What: 2017 Donruss Optic football cards
Arrives: Dec. 13
Box basics: One autograph per 20-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Optic takes to the gridiron with a familiar look for 2017 Donruss NFL fans and a familiar format for those who ripped into this brand hard last season.

Keep reading for more info as well as some early images.

The Basics: We'll have more hobby details once this one is formally unveiled, but here's what we know know for the retail front. ... There will be two Pink parallels of Rated Rookies or standard RCs per box, while new inclusions in Optic vs. standard Donruss will include AKA -- a nickname set with past and present stars -- and Illusions. There also will be a 1981 Tribute set that should be familiar to Donruss rippers. ... Packs will include four cards in blasters with the typical box including four parallels, six rookies and two inserts. ... Blasters will carry a suggested retail price of $20.

Update (hobby info): In addition to the auto, collectors can expect to find 10 Rookie Cards, 10 Rated Rookies RCs, 10 Holo parallels and four inserts per box. Rated Rookies will have on-card autos limited to no more than 150 copies per player and also in the mix will be Rookie Patch autos (/20 max), dual autos, triple autos and Fans of the Game autos. There also will be a number of insert sets -- The Elite Series, The Legends Series, 1981 Tribute, Inducted and Gridiron Kings -- along with 1981 Donruss Tribute Autos, Illusions and AKA cards. ... The full rainbow for this one will include base, Holo, Aqua (/299), Orange (/199), Blue (/149), Red (/99), Purple (/50), Black (/25), Gold (/10), Green (/5) and 1/1 Gold Vinyl cards. ... There also will be Gridiron Kings autos with cards limited to no more than 10 copies but with parallels as well as Inducted autos for new Hall of Famers (also /10) with parallels. ... Boxes carry a suggested retail price of $85 ($4.25 per pack).

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