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Old 04-28-2010, 03:16 PM
fgoodwin fgoodwin is offline
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Originally Posted by ChrisStufflestreet View Post
Losing an NFL license didn't stop Topps from making football cards between 1970-1981, they just used head shots and airbrushed the logos off of helmets (well, except the Browns and the left side of the Steelers' helmet). Perhaps we'll see more of that with their next issues.
They were able to do that because that had a license with NFLPA to use the players' facial images. But NFLPA did not renew its license with Topps for 2010, although that too could change (not saying I've heard anything, just speculating).
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