Panini America Unravels the SP Mysteries of Recent Contenders Football Releases (2015)
Yesterday's lickety-split sellout of 2018 Contenders Football's "1st Off The Line" edition offered a vivid reminder that the hobby edition of 2018 Contenders Football will arrive soon in hobby shops across North America. Obviously, when it comes to the landmark Contenders product, the primary drivers of the product every year are the Rookie Ticket Autographs RCs and the relative scarcity…
Panini America Delivers One Final Glance at 2016 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Weekend
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- One of the most productive signing sessions of the entire NFL product season took place late last week in conjunction with the 2016 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl inside an often-packed, always-entertaining Panini America suite at the host hotel. Beginning Wednesday evening, 14 of the top rookies from the 2015 NFL Draft spent two-plus days swapping stories and signing…
Sunday Secrets: Panini America Peeks Early SP Info for 2015 Contenders Football
Panini America’s 2015 Contenders Football arrived in hobby shops a few weeks back to a ready-and-waiting collector base that has spent the several days since in a wrapper-ripping, Rookie Ticket-revealing frenzy. That’s certain to continue in the weeks ahead as the many Contenders completists work on building their sets, with one eye always on the set’s various variations and short…
Winston, Cooper, Coleman Autos Arrive for 2015 Contenders Football (Gallery)
It has arrived. The annual secondary-market frenzy that accompanies the release of every Contenders Football product is underway in these first 24 hours or so of 2015 Contenders Football live time. As is also the case with any Contenders Football release, the arrival is only the beginning. In the coming weeks, we will deliver essential information on SPs, SSPs, variations…
Jarryd Hayne ‘No Autograph’ RC Fueling Big Buzz in New 2015 Contenders Football
Australian rugby superstar Jarryd Hayne created an international furor during the 2015 season by making a highly publicized transition to the NFL as a member of the San Francisco 49ers. His beastly exploits early in training camp were must-see material on NFL highlight reels and riveted a nation full of fans in the land down under. Ultimately, he played in eight…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Breaks Two Early Boxes of 2015 Contenders Football
The countdown is on. The hobby version of Panini America's heavily anticipated 2015 Contenders Football officially arrives tomorrow, kicking off a national collecting holiday that likely won't end for the next several months. One of the most revered brands in trading card history, Contenders Football is primed for another stirring run to honor the 2015 season with a rich roster…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2015 Contenders Football (100+ Pics)
It's ironic, really, that one of the NFL's most iconic trading card releases year in and year out bears the name "Contenders." After all, it's so much more than a contender every single year. It's more like a trading card champion, an immediate Product of the Year front-runner packing landmark Rookie Ticket autographed Rookie Cards, variations, short prints and a…
Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2015 Contenders Football (Preview Gallery)
Frequent visitors to The Knight's Lance got a sneak-peek treat a few weeks back by catching an early glimpse of some of the new Rookie Card designs coming later this year to Panini America's 2015 edition of the landmark Contenders Football brand. One of the most widely embraced and revered brands in sports card history (and the undeniable "Home of…
A Contenders Confidential: Panini America Unveils 2015 Contenders Football RCs
For many of the most dedicated football card collectors on the planet, this glorious opening weekend of the 2015 NFL season is a time you’ve been eagerly anticipating for months. It’s a weekend that, in hindsight, might be remembered as something of Christmas in September. It’s the time, after all, that we unveil the new Rookie Card designs for Panini America’s…