BACKPANINI AMERICA AND PATRICK MAHOMES AGREE TO AUTOGRAPH TRADING CARD PARTNERSHIP
Irving, TX – April 22, 2025 – Panini America, the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles company and the official trading card partner of the NFL, has announced that Kansas City Chiefs’ quarterback Patrick Mahomes autographed trading cards will be featured in Panini’s upcoming NFL trading card products for the 2025 season. Panini and Mahomes have teamed up on products and programs dating back to when Mahomes initially entered the NFL, and this agreement marks the first time since 2020 that new autographed Panini trading cards from Mahomes will be available to fans and collectors.
The autographed cards will be featured across Panini’s line of NFL products, and Panini will also work with Mahomes on additional strategic and marketing initiatives. To celebrate the announcement Panini introduced a video that showcases Patrick Mahomes as an iconic talent and incorporates via animation key elements from some of Panini’s most popular trading card products including, Panini’s “Color Blast”, it’s popular “Downtown” trading card design and the comic book style “KaBoom.”
“Patrick is of one of the NFL’s marquee players and someone who has made a tremendous impact not only on the field but also in communities across the country,” said Jason Howarth, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Athlete Relations for Panini America. “We are proud to continue our partnership with him at Panini, and to offer fans new autographed trading cards from Patrick that will be featured in our products.”
Mahomes is in the midst of a stellar career and has led the Chiefs to three Super Bowl titles. He is a three-time Super Bowl MVP, a two-time NFL MVP, and holds multiple NFL and Chiefs’ passing records.
“Panini has been with me since my NFL Draft party in 2017, and I’m excited to be working with them on these new autographed trading cards,” said Mahomes. “The Panini team continues to find ways to create really interesting trading cards that fans have come to enjoy and I’m looking forward to working with them to help develop these cards for the 2025 season.”
About Panini America
Panini America is a subsidiary of The Panini Group, established over 60 years ago in Modena, Italy with subsidiaries throughout Europe, Latin America and the United States. Panini is the world leader in officially licensed collectibles and is the most significant publisher of collectibles in the U.S., with official licenses for NFL, NFLPA, NBA, NBPA, NASCAR, FIFA, LIV Golf, the Professional Fighters League, College, Disney, and other key properties from many other licensors. Panini is also the exclusive trading card and sticker partner of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Elite 11 and Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc.
Panini has distribution channels in more than 150 countries and employs a staff of over 1,200. For more information visit us at www.paniniamerica.net, www.paninigroup.com or
http://blog.paniniamerica.net/. You can also follow Panini America on social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.
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