Panini America Unravels the SP Mysteries of Recent Contenders Football Releases (2016)
Last week'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 of Short Prints, Super Short…
“EZE” Does It: Zeke Elliott 2016 Contenders Autos Arrive at Panini America HQ
For many collectors of Panini America's 2016 Contenders Football product, the wait, at long last, is over. Dallas Cowboys superstar running back Ezekiel Elliott has returned his autographs for the product. They arrived safely and soundly in Panini America HQ late last week. Just a few days later, they began making their way to collectors who'd been redeeming them since…
Short Report: Panini America Reveals More SPs, SSPs in 2016 Contenders Football
Panini America’s ballyhooed 2016 Contenders Football arrived in hobby shops three weeks ago to a ready-and-waiting collector base that has spent the last 21 days 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…
Short Report: Panini America Reveals More SPs, SSPs in 2016 Contenders Football
Panini America’s ballyhooed 2016 Contenders Football arrived in hobby shops two weeks ago to a ready-and-waiting collector base that has spent the last 14 days 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…
Short Report: Panini America Reveals More SPs, SSPs in 2016 Contenders Football
Panini America’s ballyhooed 2016 Contenders Football arrived in hobby shops one week ago to a ready-and-waiting collector base that has spent the last seven days 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…
Short Report: Panini America Starts Sharing SPs, SSPs in 2016 Contenders Football
Panini America’s ballyhooed 2016 Contenders Football arrived in hobby shops yesterday to a ready-and-waiting collector base that has spent the last 24 hours 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 prints.…
Digital Underground: Panini America Offers 2016 Contenders Football a Digital Edge
Collectors feverishly ripping hobby packs of Panini America's new 2016 Contenders Football product should know this: Not all info cards randomly inserted into the product (you know, the promotional cards many collectors skim right past touting Panini Instant or the Panini Gridiron app) are created equally. In fact, one of those cards in every hobby box guarantees the holder a Gridiron…
It's Time! Panini America Cracks Open Early Boxes of 2016 Contenders Football (Gallery)
At long last, one of the most beloved NFL trading card products of all time is ready to rock for a new season. This time tomorrow, Panini America's 2016 Contenders Football will command collector attention in hobby shops from coast to coast and in group breaks across the continent. It's the Rookie Ticket Autographs. It's the history. It's the mystery…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2016 Contenders Football (117 Sweet Pics)
It’s quite 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…
Holiday Wishlist: Panini America Peeks New Ink for Contenders, NT and Black Gold
First and foremost, here's wishing everyone Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from all of us here at Panini America. We hope you've had a great time with family and friends . . . and just maybe that you've had a few Panini America gifts to unwrap as well. As you wind down on this holiday weekend and perhaps get ready…