Panini Unwrapped: A Two-Box Rip of 2011 National Treasures Football
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gmxMRUdSQM&w=590&h=330] In this special episode of Panini Unwrapped, Panini America's Tracy Hackler and Carlos Torrez rip two boxes of 2011 National Treasures Football and uncover, among other things, NFL Hall of Famers aplenty and one of the sweetest rookie patch autographs you'll ever see. Stay tuned till the end to find out how you can win some of their…
Panini America Reveals . . . the Official 2011 Absolute Memorabilia Football Checklist
It's shaping up to be another wildly eventful day here at Panini America, what with 2011 Crown Royale Football, 2011 Adrenalyn NFL and 2011 Justin Bieber 2.0 all releasing and feedback still flowing in on last week's release of 2011 Absolute Memorabilia Football. We'll post the world premiere Panini Unwrapped episode starring Crown Royale later today and we'll have updates…
Drool Gallery: A Pre-Autograph Peek at the 2011 Plates & Patches Football RCs (Part 1)
There are manifold benefits emanating from Panini America's effort to acquire more on-card autographs for its roster of 2011 NFL products. First and foremost, obviously, is that collectors want more on-card autographs. But one of the real hidden beauties of the process is that it requires the actual cards being signed be completed way earlier than normal -- which means we get our first look at the…
Which 2011 NFL Star Are You Collecting? Tell Us & You Could Win His Autograph.
We here at The Knight's Lance are so darn giddy about the start of the 2011 NFL season that we want to share that excitement with our loyal readers and Panini America collectors. So we've picked some choice prizes from our stash of goodies -- including a great assortment of memorabilia autographed by top 2011 NFL rookies and Troy Polamalu's first on-card autograph. All you…
Routing Table Sneak Peek: 2011 Absolute Memorabilia Football War Room Insert
I went out of my way to go check out the Panini America Routing Table as I was leaving the office yesterday evening. I'm glad I did. As usual, one of my favorite four-legged friends was a wealth of pre-release pearls, including a bevy of first looks at many of the key inserts from the upcoming 2011 Absolute Memorabilia Football. Here are 10 must-see images…
Score Keepers: A Comprehensive Gallery of Every RC Variation in 2011 Score Football
Panini America NFL Brand Manager Carlos Torrez hand-delivered two heaping handfuls of 2011 Score Football cards to me this morning. What at first glance appeared to be dupes of several of the top rookies from the 2011 Draft Class turned out to be something much, much more. In all, there were 86 different cards -- 36 base Rookie Cards from those players who attended…
Gallery: Rookies Don NFL Jerseys for ‘New Breed’ Insert in 2011 Donruss Elite Football
That didn't take long. Less than a week after photographing the top 2011 NFL rookies over the course of four days at the 2011 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere in Los Angeles, Panini America officials already have incporated those images into New Breed, a 36-card insert set planned for the June 15 release of 2011 Donruss Elite Football. (more…)
Final Photo Farewell from Saturday’s 2011 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere (Gallery)
LOS ANGELES -- The Panini America team arrived at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum at about 6:30 this morning, bright, early and eager to prepare for the spectacle that is the 2011 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere. We'll be updating The Knight's Lance all day long with fresh content from one of the most important days on the football card calendar. Check…
Panini America on Location: Day Two at the 2011 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere
Much like my marketing colleague Tracy Hackler, I'm here at the 2011 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere representing Panini America and helping track down some 'graphs for up-coming products. Here are a few pics from my camera that I had a chance to take in between signing sessions. Stay tuned for more . . . (more…)
Panini America on Location: Day One at the 2011 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere
LOS ANGELES -- A seemingly never-ending line of future NFL superstars filed through the Panini America player lounge on Wednesday, signing autographs, posing for pictures and contributing to an overhwlemingly fruitful first day at the 2011 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere. Headlining the guest list on Wednesday were the likes of Marcell Dareus, A.J. Green, Julio Jones, Andy Dalton, Von Miller, Blaine Gabbert and Christian Ponder, creating a collection…