Teaser Gallery: Panini America Rips Three Early Boxes of 2013 Black Football

Black Wednesday is coming. With the second installment of Panini America's popular Black Football slated to release in just three days, collectors will soon discover for themselves that one of last season's most popular rookie products has blossomed into a bona fide Product of the Year candidate. 2013 Black Football promises a slew of richly dark designs and bold new introductions…

Find It! Friday: Win Boxes of Black Football, Elite Basketball in Panini America Hunt

Any time you're making a morning commute in the Dallas area and your dashboard thermometer reading matches Philip Rivers' jersey number, well, you know it's bone-chilling cold. Clearly, a 17-degree temperature outside mean it's time for us to heat things up on the inside right here on The Knight's Lance with another epic “Find It! Friday” contest. We’ve delivered a wealthy…

The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013 Black Football (135 Must-See Pics)

Panini America's Black Football burst onto the scene late last season amid considerable buzz that was as much a result of compelling content as it was the product's been-there, done-that brand name. But once collectors accepted the name and ventured inside the nuts and bolts of the new release, they found an abundance of dark, decadent aesthetics, rich autograph and memorabilia…

Back in Black: Panini America Reveals First Autograph Arrivals for 2013 Black Football

By most accounts, Panini America's premiere installment of Black Football in 2012 delivered some of the most attractive designs of the season, a striking mix of rich, black themes and shimmering foil treatments that created cards that were as fun to look at as they were to pull. For 2013 Black Football, due out in late January, Panini America officials…

Ravens WR Marlon Brown Claims Week 14 Pepsi NEXT NFL Rookie of the Week

Voters on NFL.com have made their choice. Wide receiver Marlon Brown of the Baltimore Ravens is the Week 14 2013 Pepsi NEXT NFL Rookie of the Week for games played December 5-9 the NFL announced Friday. Brown had seven receptions for 92 yards and a touchdown in the Ravens’ 29-26 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Brown was selected from among five finalists through fan votes on NFL.com. The other finalists…

Panini America Delivers a Stunning Pre-Ink Peek at 2013 Black Football (30 Sweet Pics)

Just last week we brought you the initial PIS glimpses of three upcoming Panini America products, including 2013 Elite Extra Edition Baseball, 2013 Black Football and 2013 Crown Royale Football. Seeing as how PIS previews typically come several weeks, sometimes months, before any cards are ever printed, you can imagine our surprise when we discovered this afternoon that the first…