Panini America Peeks the Parallel Universes of Upcoming 2015 Black Friday Promo Set
Ask 10 different collectors what their favorite part of Panini America's annual Black Friday promotion set is and you're likely to get at least four different answers. For some, it's the multi-sport base set; for others, it's the unique memorabilia cards or the strong autograph checklist. But for many Black Friday devotees, it's none of those things. Instead, it's the…
Panini America Provides Glimpse Inside the 2015 University of Florida Card Set
Panini America has reunited some of the greatest athletes in Florida Gators history for the company’s 2015 University of Florida trading card set that is available now. The unique set features 50 base cards honoring the school’s most decorated athletes, alumni, athletic structures and traditions. The base set features Silver, Gold (numbered to 25) and Black (numbered to 10) parallels, as…
Panini America Teams with Gareth Bale for Photogenic 2015 Donruss Soccer Contest
Panini America is partnering with international soccer superstar Gareth Bale for a unique promotion surrounding the recent release of 2015 Donruss Soccer. In short, fans and collectors who get #DonrussSoccer and #GetGareth will have the rare opportunity to #GetGarethGamer. Translated for those don't speak "Hashtag," here's the skinny: Collect your favorite Bale cards from 2015 Donruss Soccer and post a creative…
Panini America Initiates Packout Process for 2015 Immaculate Football (Gallery)
It's fitting that Panini America's 2015 Immaculate Football -- easily one of the most-anticipated NFL trading card products of the year -- releases the day before Thanksgiving. After all, it's brimming with the kind of cornerstone collection-makers that anyone would be thankful for pulling. Earlier today, we all got a front-row seat for the product's packout process when Football Brand…
Oakland Raiders QB Derek Carr Wins Week 14 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week Honors
Voters on NFL.com have made their choice. Quarterback Derek Carr of the Oakland Raiders is the Week 14 2014 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week, the NFL announced today. Carr passed for 254 yards and three touchdowns for a 140.2 passer rating in the Raiders' 24-13 win against the San Francisco 49ers. Carr was selected from five finalists through fan votes on NFL.com. The other Week 14 finalists…
Bills Receiver Sammy Watkins Earns Week 8 2014 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week Honors
Voters on NFL.com have made their choice (again). Wide receiver Sammy Watkins of the Buffalo Bills is the Week 8 2014 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week , making it the second week in a row and third time this year, the NFL announced today. Watkins had three catches for 157 receiving yards and a touchdown, in the Bills’ 43-23 win over the New York Jets. (more…)
Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2014 Certified Football (Preview Gallery)
Just one day before the NFL kicks off the 2014 regular season with a titanic Thursday night tilt between the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks on September 4, Panini America will offer hardcore football fans and collectors with a fitting way to launch the new season: 2014 Certified Football. Due out Wednesday, September 3, 2014 Certified Football returns to…
Gallery: Panini America Continues Packout for 2013-14 National Treasures Hockey
Between the comprehensive galleries posted here on The Knight's Lance and the high-powered hits of Chris Barr's @PaniniAmerica Twitter takeovers live from the Panini America production facility, we're giving collectors unprecedented access to the packout process for 2013-14 National Treasures Hockey. Today, that treat continues.In the gallery that follows, we profile the stunning Treasured Twigs game-used stick booklet cards, Colossal prime-memorabilia…
Inside NT: International Treasures, Notable Nicknames, Prime Memorabilia and More
Think you've seen just about everything Panini America has in store for next week's release of 2013-14 National Treasures Basketball? Not quite. Although we're now exactly seven days away from the product going live, we still have more goodies to reveal. Sure, we've shown you Treasured Tags, Sneaker Swatches, Springfield Swatches and more -- yet more wonders await. Like the product's…
Go Behind the Scenes on the Panini America Spring Training Road Trip (Gallery)
FT. MYERS, Fla. -- Two days into the inaugural Panini Spring Training Road Trip and here is just a smidgen of what we've learned so far: 2014 Prizm Baseball is as mesmerizing to the players on the cards as it will be to the collectors collecting them. World Series champion Mike Napoli's beard is way more impressive in person than…