Teaser Gallery: Panini America Opens Some Early Boxes of 2013 Absolute Football
This time tomorrow, Panini America's 2013 Absolute Football product will be live and rocking in hobby shops across North America. As has become customary, the venerable brand with the passionate pigskin following will deliver one memorabilia or autograph card in every pack, a lineup bolstered by the fan-favorite Rookie Premiere Materials insert and Spectrum Autographs parallels. New this year are…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013 Certified Football (108 Must-See Pics)
Of the many longstanding NFL brands in the Panini America product portfolio, precious few of them are as storied, as anticipated and as annually widely consumed as Certified. In one form or another, Certified has been a colorfully captivating staple of the NFL card-collecting landscape every year since 1995. The brand's calling-card cards today, now as always, remain those vibrant Mirror…
Panini America Details Auction Schedule for Fourth Week of #PaniniPylon Promotion
The scintillating third week of Panini America’s 2012 Prizm Football #PaniniPylon promotion winds down tomorrow at noon CST with the close of Day 21's auctions. But with just 210 of the 300 total 1/1 cards having hit the auction block in the first three weeks, that means there are 90 more collection-makers coming in the next nine days. Indeed, beginning Friday at noon CST,…
The Panini America Subset Inspection: 2013 Score Football Future Franchise (Gallery)
The clock is ticking. Indeed, as we anxiously count down the days until the 2013 NFLPA Rookie Premiere, we're also keeping an eye on the launch of 2013 Score Football that same week that signals the official start of the 2013 NFL collecting season. Last week, we showcased the vaunted Hot Rookies insert that offered your first look at 2013…
Must-See: Panini America Cracks First Case of 2012 National Treasures Football (Video)
In terms of NFL trading card releases, they don't get much bigger, better or more anticipated than Panini America's National Treasures Football. And since every indication so far has led us to believe that 2012 is the biggest, best and most anticipated of them all, well, we have a special way to kickoff 2012 National Treasures Football Release Week. For…
Best in Class: Rich Rookie Content Shines in 2012 National Treasures Football (Gallery)
Between our recurring galleries showcasing on-card arrivals from the likes of Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, Doug Martin and more, you probably think you've seen all the rookie content there is to see in the upcoming 2012 National Treasures Football. Actually, there's quite a bit more worth seeing -- and we're about to show it to you. While we've done…
Stars Shine in Another Must-See Preview of 2012 National Treasures Football (Gallery)
It's obvious judging by the search term that has directed the most people to The Knight's Lance today that collectors around the globe simply can't get enough previews of 2012 National Treasures Football. And since one of our primary objectives is to give fans and collectors what they want, well, here's another must-see preview of one of the year's most…
Doug Martin Pens a Compelling Chapter for Panini America’s 2012 Playbook Football
One of the highlights of my 2013 so far was watching Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie sensation Doug Martin interact so brilliantly with New Orleans-area Pop Warner athletes during the 2013 Panini Pop Warner Skills Clinic at the Super Bowl XLVII NFL Experience. One of the highlights of my 2012 was watching Martin interact so brilliantly with opposing defenses. The doubly dangerous…
Panini America Releases Final SP, Variation Quantities for 2012 Contenders Football
To date, Panini America officials have released two different lists sharing some of the Rookie Ticket SP and Rookie Ticket Variation quantities found within 2012 Contenders Football. This evening, Panini America Product Development officials have finally shared the last list, which details the remaining cards considered to be SPs. Included in this final list are product juggernauts such as Andrew Luck, Doug Martin, Russell Wilson…
Video & Gallery: Taking the Field at the 2013 Panini Pop Warner Skills Clinic
NEW ORLEANS -- On a Super Bowl Saturday morning inside the mammoth NFL Experience, two of the brightest young stars in the NFL (and one who will be at some point early in April's NFL Draft) headlined the 2013 Panini Pop Warner Skills Clinic by administering unforgettable drills, advice and fun to more than 75 local Pop Warner athletes. During…