NFL Rookies Ink Deal With Upper Deck for First Football Cards

Upper Deck sprang into action after the college football season concluded to sign trading card and autograph deals with the top projected football draft picks who may become the next great superstars in the professional ranks.

Upper Deck says it will the first trading card manufacturer to deliver fans collegiate licensed rookie autograph cards of top prospects like Marcus Mariota, Jameis Winston, Melvin Gordon III, Todd Gurley, Sean Mannion, Ameer Abdullah, Amari Cooper, Brett Hundley, Bryce Petty, Davante Parker, Dorial Green-Beckham, Jaelen Strong, T.J. Yeldon and many more.

Gridiron fans will be treated to an incredible trading card release to start off the year with 2015 Upper Deck Inscriptions Football. The product features a metallic card technology the likes of which the industry has never seen from Upper Deck. Additionally, every card in the product will be hard-signed and include compelling inscriptions that tie to the player’s collegiate careers. Upper Deck Inscriptions Football in stores on March 11.

“We have heard loud and clear from collectors and shops that there has been a void in the market for a premium early season release that includes awesome trading card technology, hard-signed autographs and inscriptions,” said Brandon Miller, Upper Deck’s collegiate sports brand manager. “We believe 2015 Upper Deck Inscriptions Football will more than fill that void. We are very excited to introduce collectors to the different levels of rarity and assortment of inscriptions from players in this product. It gives every collector the unique feeling they have received something more special than an autograph card.”

There will be 99 different players included in the 2015 Upper Deck Inscriptions Football set. This release will be followed up by 2015 Upper Deck Football arriving in early April, which will include all the components that have made it a fan favorite over the years.