Lights. Cameron. Action Figure.
McFarlane Toys has a tradition of including one NFL rookie in our SportsPicks lineups dating all the way back to 2006. Some have turned out better than others, but our collectors are always eager to find the short-printed (used to be surprise figure, and now evolved into a Collector Level figure) rookie each fall. This NFL season was widely considered to be a tough year for rookie quarterbacks. With the summer work stoppage forcing the cancelation of rookie camps and mini camps, the Class of 2011 has a tall order to fill. None of that seems to bother top overall pick and NFL 28 member Cam Newton.
Apparently “only” 3,000 of these bad good, humble, smiling boys will be randomly included in McFarlane’s NFL 28 cases; hopefully this particular Cam collectible will actually include accurate stats for a change. Also apparently: there’s some Auburn versions floating around.
Related: Topps card lists Cam as having played (only) for Florida.
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That Auburn one looks like a custom figure. That’s when someone repaints and decals an already existing player figure. The NFL style socks are a giveaway.
Those socks look exactly like what Cam wore? Just not color, he had an orange band on white socks.
Yeah, and shouldn’t there be some LSU or Arkansas players falling on the ground in his wake?
Auburn with the Cam figurine at the helm still wins the SEC Championship by a touchdown.
In addition to the LSU and Arkansas players, there should be a sulking college football blogger in the background trying to pokes pins into a voodoo dall of Cam.
That Auburn figure is sick!