Signs of Black Friday: Panini America Peeks More Autos Coming to Promotional Set
The realization that Black Friday 2013 is now less than one week away brought with it a slight sense of panic earlier today. After all, we still have so much left to preview and not much time in which to do it. Sure, we've shown you bits and pieces of the stacked autograph lineup for Panini America's 2013 Black Friday…
Raiders QB Matt McGloin Earns Pepsi NEXT Week 11 NFL Rookie of the Week Honors
Voters on NFL.com have made their choice. Quarterback Matt McGloin of the Oakland Raiders is the Week 11 2013 Pepsi NEXT NFL Rookie of the Week for games played November 14-18 the NFL announced today. McGloin passed for passed for 197 yards and three touchdowns in his first-career start during the Raiders’ 28-23 win against the Houston Texans. McGloin was selected from among five finalists through fan votes…
Panini America Keeps Packing a Pink Punch with New BCA Cards in 2013 Black Friday
The NFL's "A Crucial Catch" campaign to support the fight against breast cancer takes center stage for the league every October when pink -- and all that the color represents -- becomes a predominant on-field hue for the entire league. But the need for breast cancer awareness continues every other month of the year, too. That's why Panini America officials…
Voting Begins for Week 11 Pepsi NEXT NFL Rookie of the Week (Virtual Card Gallery)
Want to know who gets just as excited as Panini America and NFL collectors about NFL Rookie performances each week during the season? Pepsi NEXT with its NFL Rookie of the Week initiative. So it comes as no surprise that once again this season — for the third straight year — Panini America and Pepsi would join forces to help promote Pepsi NEXT Rookie of the Week voting and Panini America NFL…
2013 Limited Football Plays Starring Role in Contest Edition of Panini Unwrapped
If you missed last week's Panini Unwrapped episode starring the new 2013 Limited Football, well, there's a good reason for that: We didn't post one. But late last Friday afternoon, we rectified that situation by sitting Tracy Hackler and Chris Reed down with two boxes of the product for the following must-see video. After you watch the video, stick around…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013 Absolute Football (135 Must-See Pics)
If you've got your tablet handy (or perhaps an old-school piece of paper and something to write with), grab them and get ready to take notes. I'm going to detail for you the things I absolutely love about Panini America's upcoming 2013 Absolute Football and, if you're so inclined, you can jot them down. You ready? Here goes: All of it.…
Panini Peek: 2013 Contenders Football
Football's "Home of the Autographed Rookie Card" turns 21 this year, and Panini America has found more than a few new ways to celebrate with 2013 Contenders Football. A new edition of one of the most popular and successful releases in sports-card history is set to arrive in stores in late December, boasting five autographs and 14 inserts in every…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks First Box of 2013 Prizm Football (44 Images)
Every Monday inside Panini America HQ simply provides another opportunity to board the thrill-a-minute roller-coaster ride that is, well, a typically extraordinary week inside Panini America HQ. This week, for example, we have the highly anticipated releases of both 2013 Prizm Football and 2013-14 NBA Hoops Basketball. As a result, the action both inside Panini America HQ and throughout the…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013 Prizm Football (111 Must-See Images)
This time next week, Panini America's second annual installment of the colorful, dazzling and potent Prizm Football brand is sure to be causing a pack-busting frenzy from coast to coast. 2013 Prizm Football picks up where the debut 2012 left off, delivering some of the deftest use of the Optichrome technology that you'll ever see. For 2013, Panini America officials…
Panini Peek: 2013 Select Football
The last time football collectors had the opportunity to chase a bona fide, honest-to-goodness, standalone Select product (one that wasn't an upscale version of the Score brand), Marvin Harrison, Keyshawn Johnson and Eddie George were rookies. That was 1996, long before Panini America unveiled the popular Prizm technology and long before Select made a triumphant return to the hobby in…