First-Class Showing from the 2023 NFL Rookie Class

The 2023 rookie class made quite the first impression on the NFL. Many players made it clear that not only had they arrived on the professional level but that they had come to dominate. Game-changers and record-breakers arrived from everywhere, whether from the top of the draft board or as undrafted free agents. Some started for their teams out of…

NFLPA, Panini America Reveal 2021 Rookie Premiere Class

Trevor Lawrence, Trey Lance, Najee Harris, Ja’Marr Chase, Patrick Surtain II, Penei Sewell, Kyle Pitts, Micah Parsons among 60 Rookies Projected as the Next Marketable Stars The NFL Players Association (NFLPA) and its marketing and licensing business unit NFL Players Inc. are pleased to announce the NFLPA Rookie Premiere Class of 2021. In its 27th year, NFLPA Rookie Premiere presented…

NFLPA, Panini America Unveil 2020 NFLPA Rookie Premiere Class

Beginning today and culminating on Friday with a complete team image, members of the NFLPA Rookie Premiere class will be revealed on NFLPA and Panini America social media channels WASHINGTON, D.C. AND IRVING, Tex. (June 1, 2020) – For more than 25 years, the annual NFLPA Rookie Premiere, presented by Panini five straight years, has represented a rite of passage…

The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2019 Immaculate Collegiate Football

Some of last season's most spectacular college football stars are making their way right now through their first NFL training camps, looking to make their best first impressions at the next level. But that doesn't mean we can't stop to appreciate their highlight-filled collegiate careers. And that's kind of what Panini America's Immaculate Collegiate Football franchise is all about: Celebrating…

Panini NFL POD Winner Preparing to Spend the Day with Seahawks LB K.J. Wright

When 11-year-old trading card collector Tommy Dickerson bought a pack of officially licensed Panini America NFL trading cards at Northwest Sports Cards in University Place, Wash., the Tacoma native was hoping to get a card of one of his favorite players, perhaps a memorabilia card or, possibly, even an autographed card. Little did he know that one pack would lead to…

Rookie Premiere Next Day Autos Coming to Panini America’s 2017 National Promo Set

Panini America’s iconic “Rated Rookie” term will take on added significance later this summer when special autograph cards from 37 of this season's highest-rated rookies find their way into packs of Panini America's 2017 National Sports Collectors Convention promo set. And the unique 2017 NFLPA Rookie Premiere Next Day Autographs insert is nothing less than a minor manufacturing miracle. Over…

11-Year-Old Collector Gets Huge Surprise as NFL Player of the Day Grand Prize Winner

Tommy Dickerson, an 11-year-old collector from Tacoma, Wash., was excited last weekend to spend yet another Saturday night playing Pack Wars at Northwest Sports Cards, his favorite hobby shop located in the Tacoma suburb of University Place. What Dickerson didn't know, however, was that this particular Saturday night would turn out to be, in his words, “the best night of…

Steelers C Valerian Ume-Ezeoke Documents Productive Final Week at Panini America

Editor’s Note: As part of the NFLPA Externship program, Pittsburgh Steelers center Valerian Ume-Ezeoke is spending three weeks at Panini America working in the Production, Prepress, Product Development, Acquisitions and Marketing departments. Each week during his externship, Ume-Ezeoke will document his time inside Panini America HQ. This is his final dispatch. My final week here at Panini America is over. Much…

Steelers C Valerian Ume-Ezeoke Documents Productive Second Week at Panini America

Editor’s Note: As part of the NFLPA Externship program, Pittsburgh Steelers center Valerian Ume-Ezeoke is spending three weeks at Panini America working in the Production, Prepress, Product Development, Acquisitions and Marketing departments. Each week during his externship, Ume-Ezeoke will document his time inside Panini America HQ. This is his second dispatch. My first week with Panini America was very educational;…

Steelers C Valerian Ume-Ezeoke Documents Productive First Week at Panini America

Editor’s Note: As part of the NFLPA Externship program, Pittsburgh Steelers center Valerian Ume-Ezeoke is spending three weeks at Panini America working in the Production, Prepress, Product Development, Acquisitions and Marketing departments. Each Friday during his externship, Ume-Ezeoke will document his time inside Panini America HQ. This is his first dispatch. Playing in the NFL, you never think about the…
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