Redskins RB Alfred Morris Named Week 7 2012 Pepsi Max NFL Rookie of the Week
Voters on NFL.com have made their choice. Running back Alfred Morris of the Washington Redskins is the Pepsi Max NFL Rookie of the Week for games played on October 18-22, the NFL announced today. Morris rushed for 120 yards on 22 carries in the Redskins’ 27-23 loss to the New York Giants. Morris was selected from among five finalists through fan…
Panini Unwrapped & Checklist Reveal: 2012 Gridiron Football (And You Can Win!)
Join Panini America's Tracy Hackler and Carlos Torrez for this special episode of Panini Unwrapped starring the exciting new 2012 Gridiron Football, out in hobby shops everywhere today. Boasting some of the greatest football-card photography of this or any season, 2012 Gridiron Football also includes previously unannounced "Hot Boxes" and the inclusion of Hall of Fame Holiday sweepstakes cards that…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2012 Gridiron Football (A 95-Image Finale)
You just thought you ascertained all you needed to know about Panini America's 2012 Gridiron Football from yesterday's slightly revealing Quality Control Gallery. In reality, yesterday's 33 images were little more than appetizer. We saved the main course -- 95 drool-worthy images worth -- for today's grand finale. There's tons in the gallery that follows that we didn't cover yesterday,…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2012 Gridiron Football (A 33-Image Part 1)
We spent three glorious days here on The Knight's Lance previewing the splendid base-card photography featured in 2012 Gridiron Football. But you'll discover rather quickly once the product releases on Wednesday that 2012 Gridiron Football is about more than just a pretty base. Way more. It's also about the still-innovative-after-all-these-years Rookie Hidden Gems Autographs, the timeless Xs and Os parallels, the…
The Panini America 2012 Gridiron Football Interview: Seahawks RB Robert Turbin
As we not-so-patiently await the official release of 2012 Gridiron Football later this week, we thought a few interviews with some of the top 2012 NFL rookies might help us pass the time between now and Wednesday. To that end, we're resurrecting our “Countdown” series of interviews that began with the launch of 2012 Prestige Football and stars the NFL’s top rookies who attended…
Panini America 2012 Gridiron Football Peek and Blogoversary Scavenger Hunt: Part 3
We know, we know. Parting is such sweet sorrow. Alas, our exhaustive weekend preview of the spectacular base-set photography starring in next week's release of 2012 Gridiron Football ends with the following Part 3 gallery, a picture-perfect way to get you ready for Sunday's Week 7 action around the NFL. But there's more than just riveting football imagery in the…
Panini America 2012 Gridiron Football Peek and Blogoversary Scavenger Hunt: Part 2
If you missed yesterday's riveting Part 1 of Panini America's three-day 2012 Gridiron Football base-card preview, well, you missed a lot. For starters, you missed a 41-image testament to the unparalleled imagery that makes Gridiron the early front-runner for football's Photography Set of the Year. But you also missed your first clue in our weekend-long scavenger hunt for a chance…
Base-Set Photography Set to Steal the Show in Panini America’s 2012 Gridiron Football
Ladies, gentlemen, distinguished guests, members of the Trading Card Academy, we respectfully submit to you today that the award for Best Photography in a 2012 NFL Product already has been won -- and the set in which appears hasn't even released yet. The evidence to substantiate our submission can be found in the fascinating gallery below detailing -- quite simply --…
The Panini America Insert Set Inspection: 2012 Gridiron Football Air Command
As you prepare to settle in for an action-packed Week 5 around the NFL, we wanted to do our part on this glorious Sunday morning to get you in the football mood. Our special form of motivation today? A sneak peek at the 25-card Air Command insert from Panini America's upcoming 2012 Gridiron Football release. Air Command pays tribute to…
Panini Peek Preview: 2012 Gridiron Football
For starters, know this: That headline up top is not a typo. We didn't inadvertently and inexplicably forget to use the word "Gear" next to the word "Gridiron" there. Clearly, Panini America's 2012 Gridiron Football is not the same Gridiron Gear you're used to. In an NFL collecting season that so far has included -- and will continue to include…