Panini America IDs the Many Short Prints in 2018 Elite Draft Picks Football’s Base Autos
Yesterday we brought you a revealing exploration of the Draft Picks and Draft Picks Variations short prints in Panini America's new 2018 Elite Draft Picks Football. Today, we're pulling the curtain back on the many short prints dotting the base Draft Picks Autographs checklist. While some of the SPs are to be expected (including top NFL Draft prospects such as Sam…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks Early Boxes of 2018 Elite Draft Picks Football
Cue the trumpets . . . the fireworks . . . the confetti: Tomorrow, the 2018 football collecting season officially kicks off with the highly anticipated release of Panini America's 2018 Elite Draft Picks Football, a content-rich, potential-packed product that delivers the first licensed autographs and trading cards of the top 2018 NFL Draft prospects, including Josh Rosen, Josh Allen,…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2018 Elite Draft Picks Football (100+ Pics)
And just like that, a new football collecting season begins. In two short days, Panini America will proudly introduce college football fans and collectors to the 2018 NFL Draft Class with 2018 Elite Draft Picks Football, the first licensed football card product of the 2018 season featuring lots of flash, lots of autographs, lots of chase and an inviting combination of top incoming…
Panini America Provides Detailed First Look at 2018 Score Football (Preview Gallery)
Panini America's landmark Score Football franchise is a proud part of the collecting culture in this country -- and it's been that way since that maiden release way back in 1989. Almost 30 years later, the product remains an early season staple that appeals to novice and veteran collectors alike with a potent mix of action-packed base and insert cards,…
Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2018 Contenders Draft Picks Football
Panini America officials proved a few years ago that with a proud, powerful brand like Contenders, there's room on the football field for more than one, especially when one of them is devoted exclusively to the college game's newest draft prospects and greatest legends. And so it was that the Contenders Draft Picks Football franchise was born in 2015, parlaying…
Panini America, NFLPA Unveil Trading Card Index Rankings for First Quarter of 2017
The rookies have arrived! During the 2017 NFL Draft late last month, the NFL welcomed its next class of performers. Seemingly every prospect in the class had spent several months being assessed and evaluated in every way possible – by football card collectors. The results of that scrutiny dominate the rookie rankings on the just-released NFLPA Panini Trading Card Index…
Panini Instant Shines During 2017 NFL Draft with Real-Time Rookie Cards (Gallery)
PHILADELPHIA — Thirty-two different times last night during a wild first round of the 2017 NFL Draft, league commissioner Roger Goodell (or a special guest announcer) called out a name and made a dream come true for one of the most talented young football players on the planet. And just minutes (sometimes seconds) later, Panini America responded by revealing that player's Panini Instant 2017…
Panini America On Location at the 2017 NFL Draft: The NFLPA Rookie Debut (Gallery)
PHILADELPHIA — With the next chapter of their football careers about to begin, a new crop of NFL rookies began 2017 NFL Draft Week festivities with Panini America on Tuesday as part of the annual NFLPA Rookie Debut. Nearly 20 players, including projected first-round picks Patrick Mahomes and Mike Williams (along with four of Williams' National Championship-winning Clemson teammates), spent the afternoon…
Drafted One Minute, Rookie Cards the Next: Panini Instant’s Ready for 2017 NFL Draft
During tomorrow night's first round of the 2017 NFL Draft, history will be made and dreams will come true during an electric opening night in Philadelphia -- and Panini America will be ready to celebrate by making a little trading card history of its own. Beginning at 2 p.m. CST tomorrow, the Panini Instant website will launch Panini Instant 2017…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Breaks Early Boxes of 2017 Score Football Hobby Jumbo
There's a certain sense of childlike euphoria that accompanies the start of any new season. It's a nod to new beginnings . . . a renewed sense of hope . . . the notion that this could finally be the year. And so buoyed by that fortified form of optimism, 32 teams will enter Thursday's first round of the 2017…