Odell Beckham Jr. Driving Giant Early Sales for Scorching 2014 Contenders Football
It likely comes as no surprise that New York Giants receiver Odell Beckham, Jr., the rookie who produced one of the greatest receptions in NFL history earlier this season before a rapt Sunday night NBC audience, is also receiving serious heat in the football card market. But the release last week of Panini America's 2014 Contenders Football, annually one of the…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2014 Contenders Football Hobby (114 Pics)
The week many collectors have waited all year for has arrived. It's Contenders Football release week, something of a national collecting holiday for a lot of folks. Beginning Thursday in hobby shops across North America, hobbyists will celebrate the arrival of Panini America's 2014 Contenders Football with virtually unparalleled box-busting, wrapper-ripping excitement. This year's edition of the venerable hobby heavyweight…
Panini America Rips 2014 Absolute Football in Must-See Episode of Panini Unwrapped
Yesterday afternoon Panini America's Tracy Hackler and Tim Trout sat down with a few boxes of the new 2014 Absolute Football for the penultimate Panini Unwrapped episode of 2014. From mesmerizing player-worn helmet cards to key autograph memorabilia Rookie Cards of this season's top quarterbacks, Hackler and Trout found the pulls to be quite prolific. You can check out all…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Breaks Two Early Boxes of New 2014 Select Football
This time tomorrow, Panini America's 2014 Select Football will be the subject of wrapper-ripping good times in hobby shops across North America as collectors get their first crack at the product on release day. But just a little bit ago, we got the party started early by grabbing two random early boxes. The Teaser Gallery that follows takes you pack…
Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2014 Select Football (Preview Gallery)
When Panini America's 2014 Select Football releases in early December, it won't take long at all for collectors to discern the many differences between this version and the one that released last season. For starters, there's an interactive chase element driving the Super Bowl, MVP, Offensive ROY and Defensive ROY inserts that will award collectors holding cards of each category…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2014 Limited Football (78 Must-See Pics)
Panini America's 2014 Limited Football released across North America yesterday packing an impressive array of new-look Phenoms, a bevy of upgraded designs, the game-dated uniqueness of Game Day Materials and a host of other tweaks and twists that make this year's edition one of the most impressive Limited in years. We brought you the pack-by-pack Teaser Gallery showcasing the product…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2014 Playbook Football (141 Must-See Pics)
If you happened to be by the Panini America Twitter feed late last week, you were in for a special treat -- a virtual front-row seat to packout process for 2014 Playbook Football. It was a process spearheaded by the Panini America Football Product Development Team and brought to you over social media by Brand Manager Chris Barr, who swapped…
Vikings QB Teddy Bridgewater Wins Week 4 2014 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week Honors
Voters on NFL.com have made their choice. Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater of the Minnesota Vikings is the Week 4 2014 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week for games played September 25-29, the NFL announced today. Bridgewater threw for 317 yards and ran for a touchdown in his first NFL start in the Vikings’ 41-28 win over the Atlanta Falcons. Bridgewater was selected from among five finalists through fan votes…
Nominees Announced for 2014 Week 4 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week (Card Gallery)
We love NFL rookies at Panini America. We love interacting with them at the NFLPA Rookie Premiere every summer. We love the fact that with their potential and their performances, they drive sales of every NFL product we make every year. But you want to know who loves NFL rookies as much as we do? Pepsi and football collectors. Indeed,…
The Potent Penmanship of Panini America’s 2014 Prizm Football: A Must-See Gallery
Yesterday we delivered your first extended look at the bold, new lineup of Prizm parallels coming to Panini America's 2014 Prizm Football. Today, we're turning our pre-release attention to some of the product's juicy autograph content. From the most coveted rookies to the game's brightest veteran stars, 2014 Prizm Football features a stacked autograph checklist spread across a bevy of…