Florida is one of the first schools that has secured a multi-year, exclusive agreement starting in 2023 with Topps to create official trading card products combining official university trademarks with name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights from both current student-athletes and former players.
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Fanatics and Topps announced its college trading card program parenting with the Florida Gators on Thursday.
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The program will feature both physical and digital trading cards with more than 100 of the top universities nationwide. These agreements will include both exclusive and non-exclusive co-branded trading card products, incorporating official university trademarks and featuring current student-athletes and former athletes playing in the NFL, NBA, and MLB.
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Florida is one of the first schools that has secured a multi-year, exclusive agreement starting in 2023 with Topps to create official trading card products combining official university trademarks with name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights from both current student-athletes and former players.
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Additionally, later this year, Topps will kick off a scaled, non-exclusive program to design, manufacture and distribute trading cards showcasing current college football and basketball student-athletes. As part of the expanded offering, Topps has separately secured NIL trading cards rights with nearly 200 student-athletes that will be released under Topps' BowmanU brand beginning this fall.
Product will be available in hobby shops, Topps.com and big box stores.
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