Day 9 Begins in iCollectPanini.com’s 13 Days of Christmas Sale (50% Off 2013 Football)

iCollectPanini.com, the official online store of Panini America, is getting into the holiday spirit in a huge “Ho, Ho, Ho!” kind of way with its “13 Days of Christmas Specials” initiative that will provide 13 unique, one-day offers between now and December 20. Each special offer will be available for 24 hours only (or while supplies last). Today, collectors can…

Panini America Will Have Attendees Seeing Green During 2014 Industry Summit

Next week during the 2014 Industry Summit in Las Vegas, Panini America officials have vowed to go green -- both with some rare inclusions inside the company's legendary Black Boxes and with a special St. Patrick's Day promotion that will award five of those Black Boxes to lucky attendees just for wearing a cool T-shirt. The 2014 Industry Summit begins in…

The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013 Select Football (105 Must-See Pics)

One week from today, the first Select-branded NFL trading card in 17 years will hit card shops across North America packing more than just that history. It also will include a few more of the hobby's favorite things, foremost among them stunning Prizm technology, an impressive checklist of first-time Rookie Card autographs and the fabled Hot Rookies and Hot Stars insert…

Chargers WR Keenan Allen Named Week 12 Pepsi NEXT NFL Rookie of the Week

Voters on NFL.com have made their choice. Wide receiver Keenan Allen of the San Diego Chargers is the Week 12 2013 Pepsi NEXT NFL Rookie of the Week for games played November 21-25 the NFL announced today. Allen had nine receptions for 124 yards in the Chargers’ 41-38 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. Allen was selected from among five finalists through fan votes on NFL.com. The other finalists for…

Voting Begins for Week 12 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…

Panini Peek: 2013 Select Football

The last time football collectors had the opportunity to chase a bona fide, honest-to-goodness, standalone Select product (one that wasn't an upscale version of the Score brand), Marvin Harrison, Keyshawn Johnson and Eddie George were rookies. That was 1996, long before Panini America unveiled the popular Prizm technology and long before Select made a triumphant return to the hobby in…