Watch One Lucky Collector Take Possession of a Once-in-a-Lifetime Football Card
The card in question really needs no introduction. We wrote about it here on The Knight's Lance back in late August when the final autograph needed to complete the masterpiece finally arrived. The lucky collector who owned the card, however, might need more of a formal intro. His name is Arturo Vargas, a longtime collector who has a penchant for…
One for the Record Booklet: Panini America Appreciates a True National Treasure
It's not often that a single trading card warrants its very own blog post. But the card we're about to appreciate is not some ordinary trading card. On the contrary, it's quite extraordinary. Perhaps even otherworldly. It's a history-soaked stunner that honors 12 of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history. A museum-quality history book(let) that should qualify as one of…
Panini America On Location at the 2016 NFL Draft: The NFLPA Rookie Debut (Gallery)
CHICAGO -- With the next chapter of their football careers about to begin, a new crop of NFL rookies began 2016 NFL Draft Week festivities with Panini America on Tuesday as part of the annual NFLPA Rookie Debut. Nearly 20 players spent the afternoon signing autographs and posing for photos slated to be featured in upcoming Panini America releases. There…
2016 Knight’s Lance Easter Egg Hunt: Locate the Panini America Eggs & You Could Win!
Whether it’s tracking down eggs or tracking down those last few Panini America cards to finish your set, collectors and Easter celebrants share one very important emotion: The thrill of the hunt. And today, for the fourth straight year, The Knight’s Lance honors that fact with a special Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt that will allow 11 lucky collectors to fill their collecting baskets with…
A Must-See Review of Panini America’s 2015 National Treasures Football Sneak Peek
PHOENIX -- In theory, Tuesday was an off day on the 2016 Panini Spring Training Road Trip -- but you never would’ve known that by witnessing the intensity, excitement and fast-paced action that kept the Panini America player lounge buzzing for more than four hours on Tuesday afternoon. One after another, heavy-hitters kept showing up -- and on this particular day,…
Jameis Winston, Amari Cooper Autos Arrive for 2015 National Treasures Football
As collectors across North America anxiously await Friday's release of 2015 National Treasures Football, the hobby gets an exclusive sneak peek at the product later today live from Arizona at the 2016 Panini Spring Training Road Trip. Key group breakers Ultimate Box Breaks, Mojo Break, Jaspy's Hobbyland, KT Authentics, Cardsmith Breaks and Minera Sports Cards will begin ripping 2015 National…
Panini America Offers a Nasty Packout Peek at 2015 National Treasures Football
If you missed any of the drool-inducing Tweets flowing from the Panini America account Tuesday morning, well, you missed a lot. Panini America Brand Manager Chris Barr was in full tantalizing, Twitter-takeover mode as he brought folks behind the scenes for the first day of packout for 2015 National Treasures Football. Judging by both the pure nastiness of the content…
Super Saturday: Panini America Offers Early Look at Upcoming High-End Football
SAN FRANCISCO -- At long last, Super Bowl 50 arrives tomorrow night and promises a game so epic between the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos that it doesn't even need Roman numerals. All it really needs is Cam Newton vs. Peyton Manning, the Panthers' offense vs. the Broncos' defense and the seemingly countless other storylines that have been discussed,…
Top NFL Rookies Deliver for Panini America at 2016 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl (Gallery)
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- For the better part of the last three days, a star-studded cast featuring the most spectacular rookies from the 2015 NFL season spent quality time behind the scenes at the 2016 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl delivering one impressive performance after another for Panini America. In an event that has become known as the NFLPA Rookie Closeout,…
Panini America Offers a Scintillating Pre-Ink Peek at 2015 National Treasures Football
As you read this, Panini America's highly anticipated 2015 National Treasures Football is in the preliminary stages of being readied for release. In fact, just last week, many of the product's majestic memorabilia cards arrived at Panini America HQ hot off the presses from the company's production facility across town. In the days since, those cards in need of hard-signed…