When Panini America’s 2012 Prestige Football releases later this week, it will do so packing the first officially licensed Rookie Cards of more than 100 players featured in their NFL uniforms for the first time. But of all the RCs punctuating the product, one in particular is sure to stand out — not necessarily for the money it will fetch on the secondary market but because of the inspirational journey of the player featured on it.
It’s the last card in the set — #301 on the checklist — that honors former Rutgers University football player and honorary Tampa Bay Buccaneer Eric LeGrand.
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