Panini Unwrapped Football Double Feature: 2011 Totally Certified & Prime Signatures

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q28sKqTZyd0&w=585&h=327] In this special double-feature edition of Panini Unwrapped, Panini America's Tracy Hackler and NFL Brand Manager Carlos Torrez rip through a 10-box mini case of the new 2011 Prime Signatures Football and two boxes of the somewhat-new 2011 Totally Certified Football. For a chance to win some of the best hits from this 12-minute joyride through Panini America's…

The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2011 Totally Certified Football (52 Images)

From mesmerizing effects of the microetching to sweet on-card autographs from 36 top rookies to a unique memorabilia-card mix, 2011 Totally Certified Football has a lot to offer collectors who still aren't ready to say "goodbye" to the memorable 2011 NFL season. I should know. I just spent the better part of my morning poring over the contents of one…

Panini America Behind-the-Scenes Gallery: Preparing for an On-Card Onslaught

For once yesterday afternoon, the commotion emanating from the Panini America Acquisitions department had nothing to do with me performing a cross-body splash onto a prone Joe White from atop his cubicle walls. On this particular Tuesday afternoon, the hum of activity audible throughout the building was the furor of seemingly half of Acquisitions and Product Development preparing a stunning…

Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton Voted Week 15 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week

Voters on NFL.com have made their choice. Quarterback Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers is the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week for games played on December 15-19, the NFL announced today. Newton threw for 149 yards and two touchdowns in the Panthers’ 28-13 victory over the Houston Texans. Newton also added 55 yards on seven carries on the ground. This is the second time Newton…

Panini Peek: 2011 Totally Certified Football

As football collectors around the country anxiously await the arrival of 2011 Certified Football to the market, officials inside Panini America headquarters already are hard at work preparing for the January release of its technology enhanced counterpart, 2011 Totally Certified Football. That's right, the pioneering brand that introduced the basketball world to Panini America's revolutionary Panini HRX video trading cards and a stunning new…