Just a Couple of QBs Talking Football: 2020 Panini NFL Player of the Day Winner Tyler Zawacki Celebrates with Alabama QB Mac Jones
Ever since 16-year-old card collector Tyler Zawacki of Huntsville, Ala., learned he was selected from more than 100,000 entrants as the 2020 Panini NFL Player of the Day National Sweepstakes Grand Prize winner, he had been counting the days until he got the opportunity to meet Alabama quarterback Mac Jones. Last Saturday, the 22-day wait was over and Zawacki, a…
Panini America Surprises 2020 NFL POD Grand Prize Winner Tyler Zawacki
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Last Friday, March 12, 16-year-old card collector Tyler Zawacki ventured into Champs Sports Cards in Huntsville, Ala., to pick up some cards. What Zawacki didn’t know, of course, was that his father, Panini America and Champs were in cahoots. They conspired to get Tyler into the store to break some very big news: Zawacki was selected from more…
Detroit Lions Rookie D’Andre Swift Zooms In to Help Celebrate Panini NFL Player of the Day Winner
One of the sports card hobby’s most iconic spectacles -- the Panini NFL Player of the Day grand-prize payoff -- took place last Thursday. But due to COVID-19 and new social-distancing guidelines, this year's event was unlike any in the program's proud 20-year history. But what Detroit Lions rookie running back D'Andre Swift couldn't do in person, he more than…
Panini America’s NFL Player of the Day Hobby Shop Promotion Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Connecting Football Collectors with NFL Players
There are few things you can be sure of in life. But this is one: For the past 20 years, when you've walked into a hobby shop and purchased a pack of NFL trading cards, there was a chance that it could result in you spending a day with an NFL player. That’s because, for the last two decades, more than…
15-Year-Old California Collector Nate Ware Enjoys a Dream Day with the San Francisco 49ers
One pack of Panini America NFL trading cards resulted in 15-year-old card collector Nate Ware of Danville, Calif., spending June 28 as an honorary San Francisco 49er as the national sweepstakes winner in the Panini NFL Player of the Day hobby shop promotion. Ware, a student at San Ramon Valley High School, was among more than 150,000 NFL card collectors…
15-Year-Old California Collector to Hang with 49ers RB Matt Breida as 2019 NFL POD Winner
Nate Ware of Danville, Calif., is like thousands of other young sports card collectors across America. He saves up his allowance to make regular visits to his favorite hobby shop with the hope of finding his favorite players or a rare collectible inside a Panini America pack. But, unlike most other collectors, Nate’s card collecting hobby opened the door for…
Flawless Finish: Patrick Mahomes II Stars in Panini America NFL Player of the Day Finale
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- When it comes to spectacular performances in the clutch, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes II knows a thing or two about how to deliver. Anyone who's watched him play knows that. But watch him away from the field and you come away equally impressed. Certainly those in attendance last Friday during the 2017 Panini NFL…
Kansas Collector J.P. Murnan Earns Meeting with Mahomes in 2017 Panini NFL POD
J.P. Murnan of Overland Park, Kan., is like thousands of other sports card collectors across America. He collected as a kid, took a break from the hobby for a few years and then returned to the hobby in his early 20s. But unlike the thousands of other collectors who entered the 2017 Panini NFL Player of the Day contest, Murnan…
Popular Panini NFL Player of the Day Hobby Shop Promo Returns for 18th Straight Year
You’ll have to forgive hobby shop owners across North America if they’re a little more giddy than normal this week. It is, after all, that time of year. Panini America’s popular NFL Player of the Day promotional kits began arriving this week, officially launching the 18th annual edition of the hobby’s longest-running — and arguably most successful — in-store promotion. The program won the Best Ongoing Promotion…
Seahawks Star K.J. Wright Makes an Impact During NFL POD Grand Prize Event (Video)
Ever since he was selected as the 2016 Panini NFL Player of the Day Grand Prize winner in April, 11-year-old collector Tommy Dickerson and his parents -- Darren and Janelle -- started planning the special day with Seattle Seahawks linebacker K.J. Wright. The Tacoma, Wash., native made his guest list, figured out what items he wanted to have Wright sign and…