The 2012 NFL trading card season has officially kicked off with the highly-anticipated 2012 Bowman Football out the gates first! Collectors are ripping both Hobby (1 Autograph per pack) and Retail packs feverishly trying to find their favorite NFL Rookies. From Andrew Luck, RG3 and Ryan Tannehill to Nick Justin Toon, Blackmon and Trent Richardson, Bowman has them all!


And adding to the excitement, Topps is confirming that 50 players in the base set, including all the top draft picks, have short printed variation cards.


The subjects are as follows:


103 Chris Polk
104 Ryan Lindley
107 Kellen Moore
109 Jarius Wright
110 Ryan Tannehill
111 Isaiah Pead
113 Coby Fleener
114 Tommy Streeter
116 Russell Wilson
117 Nick Toon
119 Robert Turbin
120 Trent Richardson
123 Jeff Fuller
124 Jordan White
129 Kendall Wright
130 Justin Blackmon
132 LaMichael James
137 Alshon Jeffery
139 Jacory Harris
140 Michael Floyd
142 Chandler Harnish
145 Kirk Cousins
149 Bernard Pierce
150 Andrew Luck ( Without Ball is short print variation / image attached)
151 A.J. Jenkins
152 Mohamed Sanu
153 David Wilson
155 Doug Martin
160 Morris Claiborne
161 Brandon Weeden
163 Bobby Rainey
165 Cyrus Gray
168 Brian Quick
170 Quinton Coples
171 Nick Foles
172 T.Y. Hilton
174 Lamar Miller
176 Dwayne Allen
180 Melvin Ingram
181 DeVier Posey
182 Rueben Randle
185 Dre Kirkpatrick
186 Austin Davis
187 Jermaine Kearse
189 Marvin McNutt
191 Dwight Jones
196 Case Keenum
197 Ryan Broyles
198 Joe Adams
200 Robert Griffin III