“EZE” Does It: Zeke Elliott 2016 Contenders Autos Arrive at Panini America HQ

For many collectors of Panini America's 2016 Contenders Football product, the wait, at long last, is over. Dallas Cowboys superstar running back Ezekiel Elliott has returned his autographs for the product. They arrived safely and soundly in Panini America HQ late last week. Just a few days later, they began making their way to collectors who'd been redeeming them since…

Digital Underground: Panini America Offers 2016 Contenders Football a Digital Edge

Collectors feverishly ripping hobby packs of Panini America's new 2016 Contenders Football product should know this: Not all info cards randomly inserted into the product (you know, the promotional cards many collectors skim right past touting Panini Instant or the Panini Gridiron app) are created equally. In fact, one of those cards in every hobby box guarantees the holder a Gridiron…

Teaser Gallery: Panini America Breaks Two Early Boxes of 2015 Contenders Football

The countdown is on. The hobby version of Panini America's heavily anticipated 2015 Contenders Football officially arrives tomorrow, kicking off a national collecting holiday that likely won't end for the next several months. One of the most revered brands in trading card history, Contenders Football is primed for another stirring run to honor the 2015 season with a rich roster…

Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2015 Contenders Football (Preview Gallery)

Frequent visitors to The Knight's Lance got a sneak-peek treat a few weeks back by catching an early glimpse of some of the new Rookie Card designs coming later this year to Panini America's 2015 edition of the landmark Contenders Football brand. One of the most widely embraced and revered brands in sports card history (and the undeniable "Home of…

A Contenders Confidential: Panini America Unveils 2015 Contenders Football RCs

For many of the most dedicated football card collectors on the planet, this glorious opening weekend of the 2015 NFL season is a time you’ve been eagerly anticipating for months. It’s a weekend that, in hindsight, might be remembered as something of Christmas in September. It’s the time, after all, that we unveil the new Rookie Card designs for Panini America’s…

The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2014 Contenders Football Hobby (114 Pics)

The week many collectors have waited all year for has arrived. It's Contenders Football release week, something of a national collecting holiday for a lot of folks. Beginning Thursday in hobby shops across North America, hobbyists will celebrate the arrival of Panini America's 2014 Contenders Football with virtually unparalleled box-busting, wrapper-ripping excitement. This year's edition of the venerable hobby heavyweight…

2013-14 Contenders Hockey Retail Hits with Exclusive Autograph Cards on Checklist

Hardcore hockey collectors not-so-patiently awaiting next week's hobby release of 2013-14 Contenders Hockey can take solace in this: The retail-exclusive, 20-card hanger boxes have already arrived in many retail locations -- and they're packing a retail-only list of autographs to boot. The checklist of the 2013-14 Contenders Hockey's retail autographs includes 60 total cards, including 35 Rookie Ticket Autographs and…

Short Story: Panini America Begins Leaking 2013 Contenders Football SP Quantities

It's a phenomenon that takes place every year at about this time. Almost immediately following the release of a new year of Contenders Football, the annual frenzy commences as collectors across North America begin scrambling and scouring to determine the relative scarcity of the set’s ample selection of Rookie Ticket SPs and variations. It’s a mesmerizing chain of events to be sure, and…
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