Leaf is bringing back a beloved retro football design for its metal card format. Confirmed via Leaf Trading Cards' official product page and reported by Beckett, 2026 Pro Set Metal Football is scheduled for release July 31, 2026, subject to change, reviving the classic 1989 and 1990 Pro Set Football look printed on metal.
This is a confirmed upcoming release with locked box configurations, so here's what's included.
Leaf Trading Cards' official product listing, as reported by Beckett, confirms the following:
The original 1989 and 1990 Pro Set Football sets were a staple of that era's card boom, and reviving that exact design language in Leaf's signature metal card format gives longtime collectors a nostalgic hook that a standard modern design wouldn't carry.
Metal card products live and die on their parallel chase, and confirming foil parallels alongside autographs from launch gives this release the chase-card structure that made Leaf's other metal football products popular with breakers and case buyers.
With the release date still subject to change, it's worth watching for confirmation closer to the date while preparing storage for both hobby and jumbo box pulls.
For sorting and protecting individual hits as they come out of packs, EVORETRO's toploaders cover standard card thicknesses at an affordable per-card price.
For organizing a growing base-card run from both hobby and jumbo boxes, EVORETRO's 9-pocket binder pages keep the set displayable and easy to flip through.
July 31, 2026, subject to change.
10 cards per pack.
17 cards per pack.
Yes, along with foil parallels.
2026 Pro Set Metal Football revives a genuinely nostalgic design in Leaf's metal card format, giving collectors of the original late-80s Pro Set era a fresh reason to break wax. With the release date still tentative, it's worth watching for final confirmation.
Having toploaders and binder pages ready means pulls will be protected and organized the moment boxes hit shelves.
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