A Visual Guide to 2014 Contenders Football Rookie Ticket Variations (Gallery)

For most diehard football collectors, tomorrow's highly anticipated hobby release of 2014 Contenders Football simply can't get here fast enough. Contenders release day is a hobby holiday of sorts every year, not just because it marks the arrival of one of the category's all-time favorite products -- but also because of the excitement that begins to build immediately surrounding the…

Panini America Sheds Light on Key Changes to Company’s Hobby Sales Force

Panini America officials announced on Thursday the promotion of sports collectibles industry veteran Kevin Haake as the company’s Director of Hobby Sales. Haake will be responsible for the primary management of the Panini America hobby business and will report to D.J. Kazmierczak, Panini America’s Vice President of Sales, in a role that is effective immediately. Haake, a Kansas native with…

Teaser: Panini America Rips Three Boxes of 2014 Crown Royale Football Hobby

Over the weekend here on The Knight's Lance, we brought you the Teaser Gallery previewing three early boxes of 2014 Crown Royale Football Retail. Today, we're following up with a similar Teaser Gallery previewing the contents of three early boxes of 2014 Crown Royale Football Hobby, which releases in hobby shops across North America on Wednesday. Every four-pack hobby box of…