Tracker & Gallery: 2011 Playoff Contenders Football Black Golden Tickets (32 images)
It's hard to believe more than a year has passed since Panini America ignited the "Great Gold Rush of 2010" with the release of the groundbreaking Golden Tickets 14kt gold trading cards that were inserted into 2010 Playoff Contenders Football. That product launched a still-ongoing international mining expedition that carried over into hockey (2010-11 Playoff Contenders) and basketball (2010-11 Gold…
Panini Peek Preview Gallery: 2011 National Treasures Football (13 Must-See Images)
The term "March Madness" will take on a decided football feel this year with the release of 2011 National Treasures Football, the ultimate high-end NFL trading card set that releases March 21 equipped with more history, more collectibility and more "wow" factor than ever before. Oh, and 2011 National Treasures also will deliver the longest trading card in history, a…
Hometown Heroes Insert in 2011 Certified Football Honors NFL Good Guys, Teams
Through a new feel-good insert in the October release of 2011 Certified Football, Panini America will pay tribute to the countless charitable efforts of NFL teams and their superstar players. The 34-card Hometown Heroes insert -- featuring such headliners as Aaron Rodgers, Larry Fitzgerald and Drew Brees, to name three -- includes compelling player photography on the front. But it's the even-more-compelling card backs, which…
The Panini America Interview: Skyrocketing 2011 NFL Draft Sensation Andy Dalton
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LInpUuqc-8c&w=585&h=359] In the early January days after quarterback Andy Dalton led Texas Christian University to a win over Wisconsin in the 2011 Rose Bowl (punctuating one of the greatest seasons in Horned Frogs history with a No. 2 ranking in the final BCS standings), ESPN draft expert Todd McShay considered the unassuming star worthy of a third- or fourth-round pick in next week's 2011 NFL Draft.…
The Knight’s Lance Readers Respond
Panini America has been on the sending end of some monumental mail days in recent weeks. Luckily for us, a few of the fortuitous folks on the receiving end have been in the filming spirit and have captured their arrivals on video. Take, for example, this first short clip submitted by Travis Paul of Big League Cards in Orlando, Fla. Paul was rolling tape when…