2012 Rookies & Stars Football Stars in this Belated Edition of Panini Unwrapped

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LVMfmDqIAw&w=600&h=338] First of all, please accept our sincere apologies for not getting this episode of Panini Unwrapped to you sooner. With the 2012 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot last week and 2012 NHLPA Rookie Showcase this week, busting 2012 Rookies & Stars Football somehow got lost in the shuffle. So yesterday evening, Panini America's Tracy Hackler and Chris Reed sat…

The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2012 Rookies & Stars Football (77 Images)

After spending most of the morning scrutinizing the contents of the 2012 Rookies & Stars Football Quality Control cases, here's how I can best sum up the venerable product that has been rejuvenated by new twists, throwback nuances and nods to past parallels: It feels like a refreshingly different Rookies & Stars experience. And that's a good thing for a…

The Panini America Weekend Reveal: 2012 Rookies & Stars Statistical Standouts

Bright and early tomorrow morning, Panini America officials will begin packing out perennial pigskin favorite 2012 Rookies & Stars Football, the company’s fourth NFL-licensed trading card product of the 2012 season following on the heels of promising precursors Prestige, Score and Elite. This weekend, in an effort to ready collectors for Rookies & Stars’ release, The Knight’s Lance is previewing a few sweet inserts from the product, beginning with…

The Panini America Weekend Reveal: 2012 Rookies & Stars Football Greatest Hits

Bright and early Monday morning, Panini America officials will begin packing out perennial pigskin favorite 2012 Rookies & Stars Football, the company's fourth NFL-licensed trading card product of the 2012 season following on the heels of promising precursors Prestige, Score and Elite. This weekend, in an effort to ready collectors for Rookies & Stars' release, The Knight's Lance will preview a…

Panini Peek: 2012 Rookies & Stars Football

So much has changed in the collectibles hobby since the Rookies & Stars brand first burst onto the football landscape way back in 1998. To be sure, the product has undergone many changes, upgrades, modifications and revisions in that time. But as Panini America officials ready the 15th-anniversary edition to launch in mid-August, know this: 2012 Rookies & Stars Football…