The Countdown to 2012 Elite Continues: An Interview with Jets WR Stephen Hill
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhe9IhH7Ny8&w=600&h=338] As football collectors around the country set their clocks to Elite Standard Time (and the release of 2012 Elite Football next week), we’re continuing our “Countdown” series of interviews that began with the launch of 2012 Prestige Football and starring the NFL’s top rookies who attended May’s 2012 NFLPA Rookie Premiere. We kicked off our Elite series earlier this week with Buffalo Bills blazer T.J. Graham, the speedy…
Timeless Treasures: Must-See Memorabilia Arrives at Panini America Headquarters
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xABDaOvahIg&w=585&h=363] A few weeks ago we broke the news that Timeless Treasures would be introduced as an NFL brand for the first time ever in 2011. One of the highlights of that announcement was the fact that the product will feature several game-worn memorabilia insert sets that tie specific jerseys to the actual games they were worn. On Friday, the first batch of jerseys slotted…
Gold Rush: Dallas Collector Becomes First to Claim Playoff Contenders Golden Ticket
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksmdbGeU048&w=480&h=390] Dallas-area collector Michael Keller struck gold Wednesday night, literally, when he pulled a Golden Ticket solid-gold redemption card from a pack of 2010 Playoff Contenders Football. First thing Thursday morning, Keller made the 20-mile trek to Panini America corporate headquarters to become the first collector in the world to take possession of his solid-gold gem featuring New York Jets…