Panini America Provides Detailed First Look at 2018 Score Football (Preview Gallery)
Panini America's landmark Score Football franchise is a proud part of the collecting culture in this country -- and it's been that way since that maiden release way back in 1989. Almost 30 years later, the product remains an early season staple that appeals to novice and veteran collectors alike with a potent mix of action-packed base and insert cards,…
A Starry, Starry Night: Go Behind the Scenes at the 2017 Panini VIP Party (Gallery)
CHICAGO -- On a postcard-perfect Saturday evening in late July, right there in the heart of Chicago's Fulton Market district, the stars came out (and kept coming out, it seemed) as Panini America's sixth annual National VIP Party delivered another one of those remember-where-you-were-when kind of nights that have become the marquee event's calling card. The electricity was palpable. The…
VIP Views: A Veteran and Rookie Talk About Panini America’s Biggest Night of the Year
ROSEMONT, Ill. – From the swag and exclusive cards to the star athletes, few events in the hobby world compare to the annual Panini America National VIP Party. Saturday’s night exclusive get-together figures to uphold the tradition established by Panini in 2012 of staging an unforgettable night filled with surprises for collectors lucky enough to secure a ticket. The bar…
Panini America Honors NFL’s Thanksgiving Tradition in 2013 Totally Certified Football
For the better part of 100 years, the NFL has made the great game of football as much a part of this country's Thanksgiving tradition as turkey, stuffing and mid-afternoon catnaps between snaps. And when Panini America's 2013 Totally Certified Football releases next week, it will pay proud tribute to that tradition with an expansive 50-card insert set that honors…
Building Sandcastle: Legendary Leon’s First Autos Coming to 2013 Prestige Football
Mysterious. Magnificent. Mythical. Majestic. Mustachioed. Marvelous. Must-see. The fact of the matter is that any one of those words -- and so many more -- could be used to describe the athletically spectacular, comically charged creation known as Leon Sandcastle. The fictitiously fabulous No. 1 draft pick of the Kansas City Chiefs (played by NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders) first…
Panini America to Produce Leon Sandcastle Rookie Cards for 2013 Score, 2013 Prestige
Panini America, the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles company and the official trading card partner of the NFL Draft, announced today that it will produce officially licensed Rookie Cards of Leon Sandcastle, the NFL Network’s fictional top NFL draft prospect, for its first two 2013 trading card sets – Score and Prestige. Sandcastle will appear as a member of…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2012 Prime Signatures Football (48 Images)
Almost lost amid the maddening fervor of activity around Panini America HQ in recent days (last week's releases of 2012 Cooperstown and Signature Series Baseball and 2012-13 Certified Hockey, last weekend's 2012 Toronto Fall Expo) was this little nugget: 2012 Prime Signatures Football releases in just two days. And although we've been meaning to post the must-see results of last…
Sign of Things to Come: Peeking New Autos for 2011 Prime Cuts & Limited Baseball
Over the last few weeks we've shared just some of the highlights from Panini America's great "Spring Training Autograph Tour of 2012," compliments of Acquisitions Manager Tone Stakes as he makes the rounds in Florida and Arizona. In previous dispatches, Stakes has shared behind-the-scenes anecdotes, images of the players signing and even a few card sneak peeks. But today, we're…
Prime Time on Prime Cuts: Panini America’s Exclusive Interview with Deion Sanders
Electrifying. Entertaining. Explosive. Brash. Otherworldly. Pick an adjective. Better yet, pick them all. They all embody what "Prime Time" was – and remains -- all about. Deion Sanders exuded confidence and charisma during a brilliant career as the NFL’s preeminent shutdown corner and its most lethal return man. The fifth overall pick of the Atlanta Falcons in the 1989 NFL…
Panini America Provides a Pre-Ink Peek at 2011 Prime Cuts Baseball (10 New Images)
Most of the rush and clamor and buzz of activity in the Panini America Acquisitions department these days has revolved around getting our newest NFL, NBA and NHL on-card autograph efforts out the door. But late last week, the Production department delivered a fresh batch of new signature-required specimens to add to the list. And as you're about to see,…