Packers RB Eddie Lacy Named Pepsi NEXT NFL Rookie of the Week for Week 9

Voters on NFL.com have made their choice. Running back Eddie Lacy of the Green Bay Packers is the Week 9 2013 Pepsi NEXT NFL Rookie of the Week for games played October 31-November 4 the NFL announced today. Lacy rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries in a Monday night loss to the Chicago Bears. Lacy was selected from among five finalists through fan…

Voting Begins for Week 9 Pepsi NEXT NFL Rookie of the Week (Virtual Card Gallery)

Want to know who gets just as excited as Panini America and NFL collectors about NFL Rookie performances each week during the season? Pepsi NEXT with its NFL Rookie of the Week initiative. So it comes as no surprise that once again this season — for the third straight year — Panini America and Pepsi would join forces to help promote Pepsi NEXT Rookie of the Week voting and Panini America NFL…

Teaser Gallery: Panini America Opens Some Early Boxes of 2013 Absolute Football

This time tomorrow, Panini America's 2013 Absolute Football product will be live and rocking in hobby shops across North America. As has become customary, the venerable brand with the passionate pigskin following will deliver one memorabilia or autograph card in every pack, a lineup bolstered by the fan-favorite Rookie Premiere Materials insert and Spectrum Autographs parallels. New this year are…

Panini Peek: 2013 Absolute Football

If Panini America's 2013 Absolute Football were a house on Halloween, it'd be the one every kid in the neighborhood would consider a must-visit destination: Full of treats, absolutely devoid of tricks and packed with more thrills than even the most engaging haunted house. Given that the revamped rendition of the longtime industry staple is slated to hit hobby shops…