The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2012 Contenders Football (86 Images)
The home of the autographed Rookie Card is on the verge of adding a spectacular new wing. Indeed, when Panini America's 2012 Contenders Football releases to the hobby just two short days from now, the brand's landmark 20th edition will include many of the familiar niceties that have made it -- for the last two decades straight -- one of the…
Panini America Returning Rookie Stallions to 2012 Contenders Football (Gallery)
The last time a Rookie Stallions insert had a presence on the football card landscape, the year was 2002, the set was Playoff Honors and the lead horse in that massive 50-card chase was either Ed Reed or Brian Westbrook. Clearly, a lot has changed since then -- and Panini America officials have picked the perfect rookie crop to help…
Robert Griffin III Claims Week 12 2012 NFL Pepsi Max Rookie of the Week Honors
Voters on NFL.com have made their choice. Quarterback Robert Griffin III of the Washington Redskins is the Pepsi Max NFL Rookie of the Week for games played on November 22-26, the NFL announced today. Griffin III completed 20-of-28 passes for 311 yards and four touchdowns in the Redskins’ 38-31 victory over the Dallas Cowboys. Griffin III was selected from among…
Voting Begins for 2012 Week 12 Pepsi Max NFL Rookie of the Week (Gallery)
Want to know who gets more excited than Panini America and NFL collectors about NFL Rookie performances each week during the season? Pepsi Max with its NFL Rookie of the Week initiative. So it comes as no surprise that once again this season — for the second straight year — Panini America and Pepsi would join forces to help promote Pepsi Max Rookie of the Week voting and Panini America NFL Rookie…
Contenders Football at 20: Panini America Previews the Landmark 2012 Edition
Bill Clinton was in the White House, the Dallas Cowboys were Super Bowl champions, and the likes of Whitney Houston, Kenny G, Billy Ray Cyrus and Garth Brooks dotted the top half of the Billboard album chart. For better or worse, that's the pop-culture capsule that has come to define 1993. In the NFL that year, top rookies such as Drew…