Robert Griffin III, Panini America Preview the 2012 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere

The annual NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere is nothing less than one of the most pivotal events on the trading card calendar every year — and the 2012 edition is upon us.
A dedicated Panini America team will depart for Los Angeles tomorrow morning for four full days dedicated to capturing the essential content — photographs, autographs, memorabilia, interviews, videos and lasting memories — that will drive its NFL trading card sets all year long.

Stay tuned to The Knight’s Lance, and Panini America’s Facebook and Twitter feeds this week for complete updates and behind-the-scenes access to the 2012 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere that you simply just won’t get anywhere else.
For Panini America, the event begins in earnest Wednesday at the host hotel, where company officials will begin capturing autographs from 35 of the most promising rookies in the NFL. That process will continue through Friday.
All of that then paves the way for Saturday’s marquee event — the lights, cameras and action of the actual photo shoot inside the historic Rose Bowl. We’ll chronicle every Panini America step during the all-day affair scheduled to include:

Stay tuned after the video for a small gallery showcasing just some of the Panini America cards your favorite rookies will be signing this weekend.Late last week, Panini America spent a few quality minutes with Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, as something of an NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere preview. In this brief but revealing chat, Griffin addresses his hobbies, his first love (here’s a hint, it’s not football) and at least one thing he’ll do this weekend at the Premiere.
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Now, the gallery . . .