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The NFL has announced its new stadium bag policy which limits the size and type of bags that may be brought into all NFL stadiums.  Where do you draw the line between safety and comfort? The policy basically states bags have to be clear and no backpacks, cinch sacks, fanny packs even seat cushions are allowed.  Don't we all have team logo backpacks, cinch sacks, fanny packs that we use on game day? They will either collect dust in the closet or will you use them for baseball games, your kids games, traveling, the beach. In time, they may be a true collectible.

 Will Charles Woodson drastically change the Raiders' playoff chances? Not likely, but he might sell a few more tickets.

The Miami Dolphins, the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Minnesota Vikings all have new logo changes for the upcoming 2013 football season. Their uniforms have changed as well as their helmets. The Dolphins and Jaguars helmets have major changes, while the Vikings change is minor. The Jaguars sports NFL's first two-toned, faded-color helmet, starting with a matte black on the front and fading into Jacksonville gold.

The Miami Dolphins, the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Minnesota Vikings will all have new logo changes for the upcoming 2013 football season. Their uniforms will change and also the helmets. The exact changes have not been revealed, but we have been informed by Riddell that the helmets will be different. National Sports Distributors will be selling all the new hemets in full size and in mini form.

NSD now makes it easy to shop for show merchandise for several shows. On the home page of National Sports Distributors, there are tabs at the top that you can click on to see all the available merchandise for each specific show that you can order in advance from NSD.  NSD researches each player attending and posts that merchandise to that show's page. This saves the person looking for merchandise a lot of time. You can simply click on the items you want to order and order them all at once.

The Baltimore Ravens won their 2nd championship Super Bowl this February.

You will find there's new problem throughout our football memorabilia collections  - the flat football. In time, the actual bladders contained in the footballs turn out to be brittle and break up. It doesn't mean that your ball doesn't have a value as the flat football can be serviced. There's a excellent football repair service now provided by National Sports Distributors. In regards to having a classic flat football mended you want to utilize NSD simply because they know the proper care required to fix a flat football, especially the autographed football.

Thanksgiving Day Footballs by Wilson Sporting Goods have become a new collectible traditon. Very few of these special game day footballs exist. For each game on Thanksgiving Day a special printed football is used in the game. Each football has the Thanksgiving Day imprinted on the ball with the two teams in game and the location. This year there will be three different balls, one for each NFL Thanksgiving Day Game. The Texans play the Lions. The Cowboys play the Redskins and the Patriots play the Jets.

Wow! What an exciting sweep by the SF Giants. They were on their game and Detroit never knew what hit them, considering they were favored to win. With excellent pitching and a well rounded effort by all players, this was no team of misfits.  This team earned their right to the trophy and there are so many personalities, each has a fan base. Whether you admire Panda, the Giraffe, The Reverend, or pranskter Romo, each had a role in bringing this team to their 2nd World Series win.

The San Francisco Giants have overcome extreme odds to be in the 2012 World Series. Having 6 must win games to escape elimination, the SF Giants exploded in the first game of the World Series in San Francisco with Pable Sandoval hitting 3 home runs. Can this team do no wrong in the post season? The Detroit Tigers have exceptional pitching and hitting, but the Giants dig deep as a team with great defense and hitting to win again. This World Series should continue to be amazing.