Base-Set Variations Bring Chase, Intrigue to 2017 Gold Standard Football (Checklist)

One of the most interesting — but perhaps less-heralded — aspects of Panini America’s 2017 Gold Standard Football is the inclusion of veteran base-set Team and Photo Variations that have all of the necessary ingredients to create a feeding frenzy for the rarest versions among impacted player collectors. This Gold Standard ritual actually began with the inaugural Gold Standard Basketball in…

Teaser Gallery: Panini America Breaks Early Boxes of 2017 Gold Standard Football

Following a five-year hiatus, Panini America's Gold Standard Football brand will make its long-awaited return to the collecting landscape tomorrow. In hobby shops across North America, the gold rush will be on once again. On average, each seven-card hobby box of 2017 Gold Standard Football will deliver five autograph or memorabilia cards and two base or parallel cards. As you…

Simply . . . Golden: Panini America Prepping Gold Standard Football’s Big Comeback

Has it really been that long? It seems unfathomable, frankly, that Panini America's gilded Gold Standard Football franchise last appeared as a standalone product in 2011, when the likes of Cam Newton, Von Miller, A.J. Green and Julio Jones were but wet-behind-the-ears rookies and the Gold Standard brand was making a splash in the NBA market. But after that one-season…