The Panini America NFLPA Rookie Premiere Recall: Giants WR Odell Beckham Jr.
It took some time -- perhaps a little more than New York Giants fans and collectors had anticipated -- but Odell Beckham Jr. finally made his presence felt with Big Blue in Week 5 of the 2014 NFL season. Healthy for the first time since training camp, Beckham Jr. caught four passes in his NFL debut last week, including one…
The Panini America NFLPA Rookie Premiere Recall: Vikings QB Teddy Bridgewater
Later this afternoon, Minnesota Vikings rookie quarterback Teddy Bridgewater will make his first NFL start, which makes Minnesota's home game against the Atlanta Falcons something of a must-see affair for the countless collectors who made Bridgewater their MCRC (Most Coveted Rookie Card) not long after the Vikings selected him with the last pick of the first round in May's 2014…
The Panini America NFLPA Rookie Premiere Recall: Buffalo Bills WR Sammy Watkins
The first receiver taken in the 2014 NFL Draft, Buffalo Bills rookie speedster Sammy Watkins is a big play personified, a blazing, blue-and-red blur with surefire hands to match. Watkins is blessed with a quick laugh and kilowatt smile, both of which could light up any room -- or stadium. On the field and off, Watkins is an electric Bill -- but…
The Panini America NFLPA Rookie Premiere Recall: Kelvin Benjamin, Carolina Panthers
The first thing you notice about Carolina Panthers rookie wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin is his freakish physique. The 6-6, 240-pound frame that somehow seems even bigger. Massive mitts roughly the size of iPads. The athletic ability that defies conventional wisdom. After all, players that big simply aren't supposed to be able to do what Benjamin does. But Benjamin does. He did…
Draw Play: Top NFL Rookies Exhibit Artistic Side on Rare Panini America Sketch Cards
You can learn a lot about an NFL rookie by giving him nothing more than a few colored Sharpies, 2 1/2 by 3 1/2-inch cardboard canvas, about five minutes and one simple two-word request: Draw something. What you’re likely to discover — as we have at Panini America over the last several years during the NFLPA Rookie Premiere — is that the…
Super Saturday: Panini America's Must-See Scenes from 2014 NFLPA Rookie Premiere
LOS ANGELES -- For Panini America officials, departing the NFLPA Rookie Premiere always presents such bittersweet emotions -- and that is especially true now that the headline-grabbing 2014 edition officially came to an end late yesterday afternoon. The excitement of capturing and expediting so much spectacular content -- images, video, audio, autographs, memories -- back to Dallas for the upcoming…
Panini America Reviews Action-Packed First Days of the 2014 NFLPA Rookie Premiere
LOS ANGELES -- In a whirlwind first two days at the 2014 NFLPA Rookie Premiere, one of the most important events on the collecting calendar every year has more than lived up to its sterling reputation, delivering a year's worth of highlights -- and seemingly an entire season's worth of autograph cards -- for Panini America. One by one, more…
Panini America Sneaks Peek at the First Few Boxes of 2014 Score Football (Gallery)
While most of the Panini America football team is on the ground in Los Angeles taking part in the wall-to-wall activity surrounding the first few days of the 2014 NFLPA Rookie Premiere, the packout process for the highly anticipated 2014 Score Football product has begun back in Texas. But in the spirit of NFLPA Rookie Premiere week and ushering in one of the most promising…
As NFLPA Rookie Premiere Gets Underway, Panini America Bringing NFL Rookies to Special Hobby Event in Los Angeles
Thursday afternoon in Los Angeles, Panini America will bring a select group of NFL Rookies participating in the 2014 NFLPA Rookie Premiere to one titanic hobby event geared toward showing appreciation for some of the country’s top sports card shops -- and preparing football fans and collectors for one of the most exciting NFL seasons in recent memory. In addition to representatives from Panini…
Panini America Signs Card, Autograph Deal with Texans Top Pick Jadeveon Clowney
Panini America, the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles company, announced today that it has signed former South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, the first player taken by the Houston Texans in last week's 2014 NFL Draft, to a trading card and autograph agreement for the 2014 season that will include Clowney’s first NFL/NFLPA licensed Rookie Cards and autographed trading…