Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2011 Gridiron Gear Football (53 Must-See Images)

Here we are the day before Thanksgiving, up to our gobblers in 2011 Certified Football and 2011-12 Certified Hockey and this huge Panini America Black Friday promotion, and NFL Brand Manager Carlos Torrez gives me just one more thing to be thankful for: A sleeve of sweet hits from the just-completed quality-control process for 2011 Gridiron Gear Football.

Indeed, amid all the commotion and excitement of this full-throttle holiday season, I almost forgot that Gridiron Gear was just around the corner, due out everywhere one week from Monday. But after seeing the following highlights, I’ll likely never forget 2011 Gridiron Gear Football again.

Here’s  hoping you feel the same after feasting your eyes on this gallery, an eye-candy buffet highlighted by a field-plate Aaron Rodgers autograph, a few sweet NFL Pro Gridiron Signatures autographs with their trademark rubber helmets and a nice preview of the Rookie Gridiron Hidden Gems, still some of the most unique RCs ever made.

Enjoy.