The Short Report: Panini America Reveals SPs and SSPs in 2019 Contenders Football (Part 2)

Panini America’s ballyhooed 2019 Contenders Football arrived in hobby shops across North America earlier this month to a ready-and-waiting collector base that has spent the better part of January 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…

The Short Report: Panini America Reveals SPs and SSPs in 2019 Contenders Football (Part 1)

Panini America’s ballyhooed 2019 Contenders Football arrived in hobby shops across North America earlier this month to a ready-and-waiting collector base that has spent the last 19 days or so 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…

Clearly . . . Scarce: Panini America Provides Details on Unannounced Clear Mosaic Tickets in 2019 Contenders Football

In the days since Panini America released 2019 Contenders Football last Friday, market speculation on the unannounced-but-on-the-checklist 2019 Contenders Football Clear Mosaic Tickets has been that they're pretty tough to come by. Exactly how tough, however, has been something of a mystery. Less than 10? Less than five? Less than two? Well, in a word, "yes." As it turns out,…

The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2019 Contenders Football (70+ Images)

Panini America's hallowed Contenders Football franchise will hit the field tomorrow with a locked-and-loaded 2019 edition utilizing those fabled calling-card elements that have made the brand one of the most popular in the history of modern sports cards. Boasting those juggernaut Rookie Ticket Autographs and a plethora of desirable parallel versions, 2019 Contenders Football is dressed to impress when it…

2019 Contenders Football 1st Off The Line Premium Edition Launches Thursday via Dutch Auction

Panini America's 2019 Contenders Football 1st Off The Line Premium Edition launches Thursday exclusively on iCollectPanini.com via Dutch Auction format. Each box of the product will deliver, on average, five autographs (including either one FOTL Premium on-card Rookie Ticket RPS Red Zone or Red Zone Variation Auto) and one FOTL Premium Season Ticket Red Zone parallel. The Dutch Auction, just…

Panini America Provides a Detailed First Look at 2019 Contenders Football (Preview Gallery)

Panini America officials recently sent out preliminary Product Information Solicitations for several exciting new products coming soon enough to a hobby shop or online retailer near you and, over the course of the next few days, we’re sharing that same information with you here on The Knight’s Lance, continuing with 2019 Contenders Football, one of the most popular brands in sports collecting history.…