Chicago Bears CB Kyle Fuller Claims Week 3 2014 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week Honors
Voters on NFL.com have made their choice. Cornerback Kyle Fuller of the Chicago Bears is the Week 3 2014 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week for games played September 18-22, the NFL announced today. Fuller recorded an interception, two forced fumbles and seven tackles in the Bears’ 27-19 Monday night win over the New York Jets. Fuller was selected from among five finalists through fan votes on NFL.com. The…
The Anatomy of a Card Design: Appreciating 2014 Elite Football’s Elite Series Insert
There are no autographs in 2014 Donruss Elite Football's Elite Series insert. No patchtastic pieces of memorabilia, either. In fact, you won't find much in the way of super-premium add-ons in Elite Series. What you will find -- overwhelmingly so -- is . . . an impeccable design . . . captivating photography . . . and a reverent use…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Breaks Two Early Boxes of 2014 Elite Football
By this time tomorrow, collectors across North America will have started cracking the first boxes of 2014 Elite Football, discovering a wealthy share of the iconic chases that have come to define the brand over the last 15 years or so. Long-adored inserts such as Throwback Threads, Passing the Torch Autographs, Aspirations, Status and Turn of the Century parallels remain…
Panini America ‘Hide & Seek Sunday’ Offers Boxes of Elite Football, Preferred Hoops
It’s been three weeks since our last installment of Panini America’s vaunted “Where Is It? Weekend,” and that can mean only one thing: It’s time to do it again and give Panini America collectors and avid readers of The Knight’s Lance another chance to win some sweet cards. This time around, we’ve hidden three smaller, perhaps-somewhat-manipulated version of the Panini America knight’s helmet that appears at the top…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2014 Elite Football (108 Must-See Images)
The Panini America NFL product team made a small piece of hobby history Monday morning by taking command of the Panini America Twitter account to provide live updates from the packout process for 2014 Elite Football. It marked the first time that Panini America's Chris Barr transferred his hockey takeover talents to the football field. As a result, our Twitter…
On Eve of Packout, Panini America Provides First Look at 2014 Elite Football RCs
Tomorrow morning, Panini America officials will begin packout for 2014 Elite Football, one of the longest-running brands in sports cards history that's prepping for its 16th annual installment. Despite delivering several innovative chases over the years (most notably Passing the Torch, Turn of the Century and Inscriptions autographs, and Aspirations and Status parallels), the product's iconic numbered foilboard Rookie Cards…
Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2014 Elite Football (Preview Gallery)
The long-awaited 2014 NFL collecting season is officially upon us, what with last week's release of 2014 Score Football and today's release of 2014 Hot Rookies Football -- and that means hardcore football collectors are hot on the trail of this season's most promising new Rookie Cards. In the coming weeks, that chase promises to intensify considerably with the addition of…