Every year another major trading card manufacture takes their turn at producing trading cards for the AFL. In past years these rumors would generally amount to not much more than just that, rumors. Like many things in the AFL, this began to change in 2003. Donruss released it's first 9-card All Star AFL Standout set, 2004 saw Upper Deck produce their commemorative ArenaBowl XVIII card as a preview to the follow-up 2005 90-card league set which included insert jersey, autograph and dancer cards. The Upper Deck Company continued their allegiance with the AFL and expanded it's 2006 league set to include 190 cards and as many inserts cards as any Upper Deck set on the market. In 2007, with no league set being produced Donruss stepped back into the arena promoting a highly sought after Dallas Desperado's set that were a home game giveaway and with the popularity of that promotion Donruss has decided to continue what they have started.
The 2008 season will see Donruss produce team issued sets for the Dallas Desperado's and The New York Dragons of the Arena Football League. At this point we have no other official details. Our best guess is that it will much like last years Dallas promotion which was a home game giveaway to the first 5,000 fans, each week one was given away and the balance of the set was given away at the playoffs. As a fan and a collector I am really looking forward to these sets in addition to any other 2008 team sets. I especially want the Dragons sets since I lean that way!
Anyone know of any other sets?
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