A new wave of NFL Funko Pop! toys is on the way and it's packed with some of the biggest names in the game as well as a number of notable newcomers.

But the one thing you won't find this time around?

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What: 2018 Panini Phoenix football cards
Arrives: Oct. 17
Box basics: Two autos and one memorabilia card per 12-pack box (16 boxes per case via two inners)
Checklist: Click here
Pre-order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The Phoenix rises once again for its third season of football cards with plenty of rookies, memorabilia, ink and more.

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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 a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Dominating pulls, showing off 1990s NFL cards, NSCC chatter and the "best box of my life."

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What: 2018 Panini XR football cards
Arrives: Sept. 19
Box basics: Two autos and one memorabilia card per two-pack box (15 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Panini XR's sophomore season will once again pack plenty of Rookie Cards, rookie autographs and rookie patch autos inside its boxes -- but that's not all in this colorful release.

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What: 2018 Panini Spectra football cards
Arrives: Sept. 12
Box basics: Four autographs and seven memorabilia cards per four-pack box (eight boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Spectra returns for another season and there will be a new twist potentially in your box -- Reverse Boxes will deliver seven autographs and four memorabilia cards when they are found.

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What: 2018 Panini Flawless College Football cards
Arrives: Sept. 19 Oct. 3
Box basics: Two gems, six autographs and two memorabilia cards per box (two boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Flawless takes to the college gridiron for another season with legends of the past and stars of the recent present with a celebration of Saturday action once again in a high-end package.

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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: 2018 Donruss Elite NFL cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 4
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 20
Base set completion: 
12 of 100 (12 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – DeShaun Watson, Mitchell Trubisky, Drew Brees, Blake Bortles, Jared Goff, Frank Gore, Samaje Perine, DeMarcus Lawrence, Josh Gordon, Joe Flacco, Marvin Jones Jr., DeMaryius Thomas

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A total of 39 new NFL rookies will get the Panini Instant nod in the coming weeks with some of them arriving later today via the company's online card-selling platform.

The 2018 Panini Instant Access set was revealed on Tuesday and it goes on sale beginning at 2 p.m. -- well, at least the first batch of rookies -- with gold-ink autos leading the way.

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour all day long ... this is Hour 4.

The box: 2018 Score football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

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Panini America is gearing up for this year's National Sports Collectors Convention set for Aug. 1-5 in Cleveland, Ohio, and the first sign of that is the company's promo card set going to VIP ticket-holders that was formally unveiled by the show today.

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What: 2018 Panini National Treasures college football cards
Arrives: Aug. 22
Box basics: Six autographs or memorabilia cards per seven-card box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: National Treasures returns to the college gridiron for a fourth season with notable college stars from the past showcased with plenty of ink and memorabilia.

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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: 2018 Panini Contenders Draft Picks football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 42
Base set completion: 
35 of 100 (35 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables found on base cards – Nick Saban, Joe Namath, Mack Brown, Antonio Brown, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Jerry Rice, Roger Staubach, Deshaun Watson, Brian Bosworth, Michael Irvin, Eric Dickerson, LaDainian Tomlinson, Aaron Rodgers, J.J. Watt, Andrew Luck

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Forty top NFL rookies were busy signing plenty of cardboard and wearing their pro gear for the first time this weekend and the cardboard to prove it is here already.

Or, rather, Instantly.

Panini Instant had first many of these players' first cards on draft night and it already has three cards per player for those who were on hand at this year's NFLPA Rookie Premiere. While you'll have to wait for many of the cards that were created and signed this weekend to arrive in packs later in the year, these cards are available right now on the company's website.

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What: 2018 Leaf Autographed Football Mini-Helmets
Arrives: August
Box basics: One autographed mini-helmet per box (eight boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf brings a new batch of autographed mini-helmets to the masses with a mix of past and present stars as well as new draft picks in the mix.

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What: 2018 Leaf Trinity football cards
Arrives: July-August
Box basics: Five on-card autographs per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's all-hit three-tiered approach to draft pick football cards arrives soon with a mix of approaches and big names you probably know from the college game and the NFL Draft.

Keep reading for more info and a gallery of images.

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What: 2018 Leaf Flash football cards
Arrives: June-July
Box basics: Five autographs per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's new football line packs plenty of flash and a few flashbacks into its boxes that will be full of nothing but autographed cards with plenty of parallels.

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What: 2018 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Football Mini Helmets
Arrives: May 30
Box basics: One autographed mini helmet per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures is back on the gridiron for another year with some new NFL names and some of the biggest names from the past all inside its boxes.

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What: 2018 Leaf Ultimate Draft football cards
Arrives: April
Box basics: Five autographs per box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's latest edition of this one will once again be full of nothing but on-card autographs on memorable past designs with the newest NFL hopefuls in what will be a very limited release.

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