OzCardTrader
Site Admin
In terms of first impressions,*skyscraping rookie signal-caller Ryan Mallett made a good one in his NFL debut with*the*New England Patriots last week.
The Pats’ third-round pick — and potential heir apparent to the legendary Tom Brady — completed 12 of his 19 pass attempts for 164 yards*and a touchdown in the team’s*preseason-opening 47-12 romp over Jacksonville.*In the process, the former University of Arkansas star led New England*to touchdowns on his first four possessions, fashioned a fat passer rating of 108.2 and kickstarted an early feeding frenzy on his best Rookie Cards.
In late May at the 2011 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere, the 6-6, size-16-shoe-wearing Mallett sat down with Panini America’s Tracy Hackler to discuss, among other things, some of those aforementioned Rookie Cards and*his fellow first-year passers.
As you’ll see, Mallett is as engaging and gregarious off the field as he is larger than life and laser-armed on it. And all those years he spent filling*huge shoeboxes*with his childhood collection*are sure to come in handy someday soon, when he likely will have*Brady’s*huge shoes to fill.
Read more over at the Panini Blog...
