Short Report: Panini America Reveals More SPs, SSPs in 2017 Contenders Football
Panini America’s ballyhooed 2017 Contenders Football arrived in hobby shops three weeks ago today to a ready-and-waiting collector base that has spent the days since in a wrapper-ripping, Rookie Ticket-revealing frenzy. That’s certain to continue in the weeks ahead as the many Contenders completists work on building their sets, with one eye always on the set’s various variations and short prints. A few weeks…
Panini America 2012 Father’s Day Preview: Rookie-Themed Memorabilia Inserts
As the countdown continues toward this weekend's highly anticipated 2012 Panini America Father's Day promotion, our preview gallery today focuses on a handful of the set's rookie-themed memorabilia cards highlighting stars of the 2010 NBA Draft and 2011 NFL Draft. Featuring rookie-year, player-worn memorabilia from the likes of Blake Griffin, Evan Turner, Paul George, Mark Ingram, A.J. Green and more,…
Video: Dallas-Area Collector Claims World's Longest Trading Card at Panini America HQ
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaMEw1cprs&w=600&h=335] When Dallas-area collector Craig Nelson first pulled the redemption card from his box of 2011 National Treasures Football Tuesday at SMP Sports Cards in Grapevine, Texas, he breathed a frustrating sigh and tossed it on the counter toward store manager Chad Brooks. Brooks picked it up, read it and immediately went nuts. This was no ordinary redemption card.…
Panini Unwrapped Football Double Feature: 2011 Totally Certified & Prime Signatures
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q28sKqTZyd0&w=585&h=327] In this special double-feature edition of Panini Unwrapped, Panini America's Tracy Hackler and NFL Brand Manager Carlos Torrez rip through a 10-box mini case of the new 2011 Prime Signatures Football and two boxes of the somewhat-new 2011 Totally Certified Football. For a chance to win some of the best hits from this 12-minute joyride through Panini America's…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2011 National Treasures Football
I would've posted this particular gallery much earlier today, but the fact of the matter is this: I've been speechless for the last several hours, literally left with nothing to say -- or type -- after seeing, for the first time, the world's longest trading card that will be inserted via redemption in next week's release of 2011 National Treasures…
Panini America Unveils the Remaining 2011 Playoff Contenders Football RC Variations
By now, you've likely heard about the collectible commotion we created yesterday with the revelation that photo variations exist for each of the 36 RPS Rookie Tickets subjects dotting the 2011 Playoff Contenders Football checklist. In addition to spicing up a slow-moving Monday afternoon, our post brought collectors who hadn't yet picked up on the discrepancies up to speed on the…
Panini Peek Preview Gallery: 2011 Panini Playbook Football (34 Must-See Images)
The Knight's Lance loyalists (and we thank you) will remember a particular post from early January that included the discovery of what appeared to be a new mystery NFL product on the Panini America Routing Table. Well, I'm happy to report that just minutes ago, the seeming cloak of secrecy was ripped off and, indeed, a new product was unveiled…
Look What Arrived in the Mail Today . . .
I can't recall if ever I've written this before on The Knight's Lance (or simply if I've thought it so much that it seems like I have), but I'm channeling my inner Forrest Gump when I tell you that working at Panini America is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get -- in the mail.…
Panini America Drool Gallery: 2011 Certified Football’s Freshman Fabric Parallels
Let's begin with this: 2011 Certified Football begins shipping a week from Monday. So in honor of that momentous occasion (and as a fitting way to speed you into the weekend), I ventured to the massive acquisitions vault in the far back corner of Panini America HQ earlier today to unearth the following gems for a little sneak peek splendor. Bolstered by on-card signatures and player-worn…
Panini Unwrapped On the Road: An October Full of Football Hits at Big League Cards
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0Pd_E1TWG8&w=585&h=327] Now that October is officially in the books, it's time to take a look back at the month's feast of big hits that surfaced from Panini America products inside Big League Cards in Casselberry, Fla. Highlighting the hit list this month are bona fide collection-making gems from 2011 Absolute Memorabilia Football and 2011 Threads Football. (more…)