NFL, Panini America, Walmart Team Up for Five-Week NFL Tailgating Road Trip

Beginning tomorrow in the fabled football haven known as Green Bay, Wis., the NFL, Panini America and Walmart will embark on a five-week, seven-city NFL road trip filled with tailgating fun, free autographs from beloved stars of the past and Panini America's 2013 NFL trading cards and stickers.

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Beginning tomorrow in the fabled football haven known as Green Bay, Wis., the NFLPanini America and Walmart will embark on a five-week, seven-city NFL road trip filled with tailgating fun, free autographs from beloved stars of the past and Panini America’s 2013 NFL trading cards and stickers.

In a massive celebration of a new season, the NFL, Panini America and Walmart are joining forces to bring former NFL stars Antonio Freeman, Karl Mecklenburg, Jay Novacek, Hall of Famer Fred Biltenikoff, Jamal Lewis and more to Walmart locations in their respective NFL towns to interact with fans and to sign special Panini America photographs in a laid-back, tailgating setting the day before a big game.

Panini America also is using the road trip to showcase its Super Bowl Kid Reporter Contest that will win one lucky child the opportunity of a lifetime to cover Super Bowl XLVIII Media Day in New York. Fans and collectors can find contest access codes inside retail versions of 2013 Rookies & Stars Football2013 Absolute Football and 2013 Contenders Football.

The festivities kickoff tomorrow in Wisconsin, where Freeman will appear at the Green Bay Walmart from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. — just 24 hours before the hometown Packers host Robert Griffin III and the Washington Redskins. From there, the road trip moves to Shrewsbury, Pa. (September 21), Denver (September 22), Houston (September 28), Oakland and Dallas (October 5), and Baltimore (October 12).

Stay tuned to The Knight’s Lance and the Panini America Twitter account for complete coverage of the events. You can access the complete schedule and a gallery of preview images below:

Here’s the schedule in Excel format: Panini America Walmart NFL Road Trip Schedule

Here’s the schedule in PDF format: Panini America Walmart NFL Road Trip Schedule

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0 Replies to “NFL, Panini America, Walmart Team Up for Five-Week NFL Tailgating Road Trip”

  1. Tracy,
    I have a couple of questions on these signings.
    1) I’m close enough to go to 2 of them one is in Shrewsbury PA any information as to who and when?
    2) Will player be signing items we bring in or will they only be signing the cards your showing above?
    Any additional information would be great Thanks, Dion my email is [email protected]

  2. So, who’s going to be the “Pittsburgh” guest this upcoming Saturday? Or will we not know till the day before the event (Friday)?

    I want to make plans to attend the autographing session since I live in Pittsburgh. However, “when the road trip moves to Pittsburgh (September 21)”, the location listed is on the other side of PA along the the I-83 corridor (in PA) and closer to Baltimore than it is to Pittsburgh. 🙁

      1. Is the Time 11am-12? and will Antonio be signing what we bring or something they will have there? Thanks Dion

        James M – Where did it say it’s a “Pittsburgh” signing! lol Go Ravens! Freeman didn’t play for Baltimore either, Just glad one of these is close for me. Thanks to Panini and Wal-Mart.

      2. Dion, the original blog post called the 21st a “Pittsburgh” location. However, I pointed out to Tracy that the location was over 200 miles from Pittsburgh and it should be corrected to say it was “Shrewsbury, Pa” instead so that Pittsburgh fans didn’t get their hopes up.

        It sucks that they couldn’t come to Pittsburgh. 🙁 I would have made time to come for sure.

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