The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013 Contenders Football (126 Sweet Pics)
One week from today, Panini America officials will kick off the new year with the release of 2013 Contenders Football, annually one of the most significant and substantial products on the sports card calendar. The newest iteration of the appropriately named Contenders brand (for it's always in contention for Product of the Year honors) arrives in hobby shops on January 3…
Voting Begins for Week 16 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…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013 Select Football (105 Must-See Pics)
One week from today, the first Select-branded NFL trading card in 17 years will hit card shops across North America packing more than just that history. It also will include a few more of the hobby's favorite things, foremost among them stunning Prizm technology, an impressive checklist of first-time Rookie Card autographs and the fabled Hot Rookies and Hot Stars insert…
Voting Begins for Week 14 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…
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…
Panini America Bringing Black Boxes to the 2013 Toronto Fall Expo (Gallery)
Longtime collectors and show attendees know this to be true: No Panini America show trip would be complete without at least a few of the company's fabled Black Box 1/1s making an appearance. True to form, Panini America officials have prepared a scintillating assortment of Black Boxes for this weekend's 2013 Toronto Fall Expo -- some will serve as centerpiece…
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…
Voting Begins for Week 7 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…
Panini America Premieres a New-Look HRX in 2013 Prizm Football (Watch It Now)
Panini America's pioneering HRX Video Trading Cards generated international headlines when they debuted in 2010-11 Totally Certified Basketball more than two years ago. The mere concept of a trading card embedded with an HD-quality screen and up to 20 minutes of video footage was mind-blowing. Panini America's execution of that concept, well, that was earth-shaking stuff, too. But when collectors begin…