2008 Upper Deck Icons Shawne Merriman Football Card

This is a 2008 Upper Deck Icons series football trading card featuring Shawne Merriman, linebacker for the San Diego Chargers. The card displays a dynamic action shot of Merriman in his white away jersey, sporting number 56 and a blue-and-gold helmet. The design features a distinctive 'Icons' brand logo in raised, copper-colored metallic lettering across the center, set against a multi-layered background with sharp, geometric V-shaped borders. Beneath this central graphic is the San Diego Chargers lightning bolt logo. The Upper Deck logo is located in the bottom left corner in a gold-foil print. The athlete's name and position are clearly printed at the bottom in white sans-serif typography. Physically, the card is standard 2.5 by 3.5 inches, printed on high-gloss heavy cardstock. It is currently housed in a clear protective plastic sleeve (penny sleeve) which obscures some direct surface detail, but the corners appear to be relatively sharp with no major fraying visible through the plastic. The surface shows a high-gloss finish with metallic foil accents. The card represents the late 2000s era of sports card manufacturing characterized by mixed-media textures and foil highlights.