The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2014 Select Football (144 Revealing Pics)
As the 2014 NFL season sprints into the heart of playoff-positioning season, it's safe to say that things are heating up on the field. Obviously, it's pretty hot in hobby shops across the country, too. Even as Panini America's most recent football releases -- including 2014 Limited Football, 2014 Totally Certified Football and 2014 Crown Royale Football -- continue fanning…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Opens Three Boxes of 2014 Crown Royale Football Retail
On Wednesday, just one day before Thanksgiving leads to the inevitable madness of Black Friday, Panini America's 2014 Crown Royale Football hits hobby shops across North America. But we'll let you in on a little secret: The retail version of the venerable, kingly release is already on its way to store shelves and, in fact, may already be live in…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2014 Crown Royale Football (120 Pics)
One glimpse -- at the uniquely die-cut base and insert cards or the still-stupendous-after-all-these-years Silhouettes -- is usually all it takes for even the most casual collectors to know they're looking at Crown Royale, one of the most venerable and distinctive products in the trading card industry. With that in mind, know that Panini America officials have introduced a few…
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…
Inside Flawless: Panini America Offers More Insight into 2014 Flawless Football (Gallery)
The all-out onslaught on previewing the drool-inducing collection-makers coming to next Friday's release of 2014 Flawless Football continues unabated today here on The Knight's Lance with another jaw-dropping ensemble of autographs, autograph memorabilia cards and your long-awaited first look at the some of the jewel-embedded base cards in the product. This particular Saturday showcase -- in concert with yesterday's robust…
Flawless Friday: Panini America Provides a Revealing Glance at 2014 Flawless Football
You want to know how I know this was a productive work week for me? I got to go over to the Panini America production facility twice in a span of four days. I ventured over Monday afternoon to catch members of the Panini America Product Development team packing out the highly anticipated 2014 Flawless Football. I had the opportunity…
Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2014 Rookies & Stars Football (Gallery)
Next week in cities across America, NFL teams will open their bid for the Super Bowl XLIX title when training camps open league wide, officially launching the countdown to the start 2014 NFL season. But in the football collecting arena, the season already is in full swing. Panini America has released three products so far this season -- 2014 Score Football,…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks Two Boxes of 2013 National Treasures Football
For many hardcore football hobbyists, tomorrow is no mere Wednesday. It's National Treasures Football Release Day, a national collecting holiday of sorts when collectors across North America celebrate the return of one of the most storied high-end products in all of sports cards. After weeks of building anticipation (through galleries and a special sneak peek event in conjunction with the…
Now Live: Panini America’s Newest Football Ink Features Blockbuster Names (Gallery)
Simply put, the last 10 days or so here at Panini America HQ have witnessed a star-studded influx of monumental NFL autographs, including many from recently released products that initially packed out as redemptions but are now, obviously, in house. Headlining that last? The likes of Drew Brees, Emmitt Smith and Russell Wilson from key products such as 2013 Black Football and 2013…
The Nastiest Treasures: NFL Legends, Stars Bring Bang to 2013 National Treasures
Filthy. #Wow. Nasty. #NoWords. Spectacularly insane. #TheBarHasBeenRaised. Insanely spectacular. Greatest . . . Autograph . . . Ever. #Awesome. Clearly, there are many ways to sum up what you're about to see, whether you're talking on Twitter, on Instagram, to your friends in the hobby shop or to no one in particular. However you choose to describe it, Panini America's…