Panini America Delivers the Complete List of 2015 Contenders Draft Picks Football SPs
Seeing as how Panini America's 2015 Contenders Draft Picks Football has enjoyed almost two blistering weeks on the market, now's probably a good time to start pulling the curtain back on the bevy of Short Prints and Super Short Prints permeating the set's various autograph inserts and subsets. In fact, one of the first things Product Development Director Ben Ecklar…
Inside the Panini Roundtable Hobby Shop of the Month: Sports Card Junction
Congratulations are in order for Pittsburgh's Sports Card Junction, winner of the May 2015 Panini Roundtable Store of the Month. In addition to receiving some sweet Panini America swag to share with its customers, Sports Card Junction also gets the chance to tell its story right here on The Knight's Lance. We caught up with store owner Chad Weldon late…
Special ‘Panini University’ T-Shirts Available for a Limited Time at iCollectPanini.com
One week ago today, Panini America's inaugural licensed college football product -- 2015 Contenders Draft Picks Football -- released to considerable pomp and circumstance as college football fans and collectors across North America began a passionate rip fest that continues seven days later. To help celebrate the monumental release, iCollectPanini.com is doing its part by offering a special "Panini University" T-shirt…
Panini America Receiving High Marks for its First College Football Trading Card Product
Panini America, the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles company, recently released 2015 Contenders Draft Picks Football, the company’s first college-only trading card product since reaching exclusive agreements with more than 400 colleges and universities earlier this year. Already, the product is being hailed as a resounding success, bolstered by autographs from more than 100 top 2015 NFL Draft Picks…
Teaser: Panini America Breaks Two Boxes of 2015 Contenders Draft Picks Football
After months of buildup, Panini America is prepared to make hobby history on Wednesday with the long-awaited release of 2015 Contenders Draft Picks Football, the company's first college-only release since signing nearly 400 universities to exclusive agreements earlier this year. As mentioned previously, the historic release is brimming with the compelling qualities that make any Contenders-branded product sing, including a…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2015 Contenders Draft Picks Football
Let the countdown to kickoff begin. One week from today, Panini America will release its first football product of 2015, a true history-making endeavor backed by one of the most beloved brand names in the history of football cards (Contenders) and featuring 2015 NFL Draft Picks and current NFL superstars in their college uniforms. And if the early returns are…
Gallery: Packout Begins for Panini America’s 2015 Contenders Draft Picks Football
At this very moment, Panini America's Jason King and Tim Trout are across town at the company production facility managing the packout process for 2015 Contenders Draft Picks Football. As a result, they're getting a behind-the-scenes sneak peek at Panini America's history-making first licensed college football product. But thanks to their ever-vigilant smartphone cameras, we're about to ride shotgun with…
Top NFL Draft Prospects Claim Center Stage in 2015 Contenders Draft Picks Football
Tomorrow night in Chicago, the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft will commence amid much pomp and circumstance, the first of three frenzied days that will irrevocably shape the rest of the 2015 season. Will Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston go first overall to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers? Will Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota follow when the Tennessee Titans pick…
Panini America Offers Uncut Examination of 2015 Contenders Draft Picks Football
One week from tonight, the 2015 NFL Draft will kick off in Chicago, setting in motion a dramatic series of events that will largely dictate the football collecting landscape for the next year. Make no mistake about it: The draft picks are coming -- and Panini America's 2015 Contenders Draft Picks Football is coming, too. The company's first collegiate product since…
Panini America Inks Marcus Mariota to First Licensed NFL Trading Card Agreement
Panini America, the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles company, announced today that it has signed former Oregon Ducks quarterback and 2014 Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota to a trading card and autograph agreement for the 2015 season that will include Mariota’s first licensed NFL and collegiate trading cards and autographed trading cards. As part of the agreement, Mariota will…