Examining My Favorite Autograph from the 2011 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere . . .
Over the course of four days at the just-completed 2011 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere in Los Angeles, the Panini America events team acquired seemingly countless autographs from the 36 future NFL superstars who participated in the marquee event. Those autographs will highlight the company's stacked roster of football brands all season long. But one signature in particular stands out -- and unlike…
Win Cam Newton’s Autographed Hat from the 2011 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere!
LOS ANGELES -- As you'll see in the video below wrapping up Panini America's action-packed Saturday at the 2011 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere, Scott Prusha is "jonesing" to give something special away to those collectors who followed the day's events exclusively on The Knight's Lance. Turns out the prize Prusha has in mind is one of our best prizes to date: A Carolina Panthers hat worn…
Final Photo Farewell from Saturday’s 2011 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere (Gallery)
LOS ANGELES -- The Panini America team arrived at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum at about 6:30 this morning, bright, early and eager to prepare for the spectacle that is the 2011 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere. We'll be updating The Knight's Lance all day long with fresh content from one of the most important days on the football card calendar. Check…
Panini America on Location: Day Three at the 2011 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere
LOS ANGELES -- Just when we thought we couldn't pack more Panini America goodness into our hectic 2011 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere week, along comes Friday to throw that notion on its rear. A day that started with Mark Ingram, Cam Newton and a quick drive to the NFL Network studios in nearby Culver City for a few special announcements (more on…
Panini America on Location: More Photos, Fun at 2011 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere
LOS ANGELES -- Stevan Ridley, the New England Patriots rookie running back by way of LSU, is a self-proclaimed "country boy" with an affinity for hunting and fishing. Titus Young, the Detroit Lions wide receiver from Boise State (and South Central Los Angeles), painstakingly scrutinizes his own signature and is not the least bit afraid to switch it up his signing style…
Panini America on Location: Day Two at the 2011 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere
Much like my marketing colleague Tracy Hackler, I'm here at the 2011 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere representing Panini America and helping track down some 'graphs for up-coming products. Here are a few pics from my camera that I had a chance to take in between signing sessions. Stay tuned for more . . . (more…)
Panini America on Location: Day One at the 2011 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere
LOS ANGELES -- A seemingly never-ending line of future NFL superstars filed through the Panini America player lounge on Wednesday, signing autographs, posing for pictures and contributing to an overhwlemingly fruitful first day at the 2011 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere. Headlining the guest list on Wednesday were the likes of Marcell Dareus, A.J. Green, Julio Jones, Andy Dalton, Von Miller, Blaine Gabbert and Christian Ponder, creating a collection…
Panini America Gears Up for Busy Weekend at the 2011 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 2011 edition is upon us. A dedicated Panini America team departed for Los Angeles this morning for four full days dedicated to capturing the essential content -- photographs, autographs, memorabilia, interviews, videos and lasting memories -- that…