Fit for a King: 2013 Crown Royale Football Rules in Panini America Pre-Ink Preview
December promises to be a pivotal month for Panini America's 2013 NFL season, what with 2013 Select Football and 2013 Contenders Football set to arrive on December 18 and December 26, respectively. But even as company officials steadfastly prepare for the products that are hitting this month, they're also focused on preparing for the products that follow in January and…
Panini America’s Salute to Service Bolstered By Broncos Tribute, Camouflage Prizms
Later today in stadiums across the country, the NFL's biggest on-field heroes will honor the real-life heroes of our nation's military as the league continues November's Salute to Service tribute to veteran and active-duty members of the United States armed forces. For every point scored during each of the NFL's 32 designated Salute to Service games, the league will donate…
Panini America Teams with Denver Broncos for “Salute to Service” Tribute on Sunday
Sunday night's monumental showdown between the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs and the 8-1 Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High would be of huge importance even if it didn't feature the two best teams in the AFC. The fact that it also is the Broncos' designated "Salute to Service" home game makes the matchup that much more meaningful.…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013 Absolute Football (135 Must-See Pics)
If you've got your tablet handy (or perhaps an old-school piece of paper and something to write with), grab them and get ready to take notes. I'm going to detail for you the things I absolutely love about Panini America's upcoming 2013 Absolute Football and, if you're so inclined, you can jot them down. You ready? Here goes: All of it.…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks First Box of 2013 Prizm Football (44 Images)
Every Monday inside Panini America HQ simply provides another opportunity to board the thrill-a-minute roller-coaster ride that is, well, a typically extraordinary week inside Panini America HQ. This week, for example, we have the highly anticipated releases of both 2013 Prizm Football and 2013-14 NBA Hoops Basketball. As a result, the action both inside Panini America HQ and throughout the…
Wes Welker’s Debut Denver Broncos Gamer Available at Panini Authentic (Gallery)
On an electric Thursday night in early September, Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos hosted the Baltimore Ravens to kick off the 2013 NFL season in a rematch of last season's classic AFC Divisional Playoff game. Last January, the Ravens stunned the favored Broncos -- and seemingly the entire country -- to advance to the AFC Championship Game and, ultimately,…
Playbook Plus: Panini America Offers a Peek at Flywire Booklets, Product Checklist
Truth be told, we hadn't intended to publish another update on 2013 Playbook Football today. But sometimes, news and new images find you. That's certainly what happened this afternoon, when Panini America NFL Product Development Director Ben Ecklar walked over with his iPhone in hand to ask if I'd seen the pictures he took last week during the Playbook packout…
Chapter One: Panini America Provides Early Review of 2013 Playbook Football Booklets
From the day it was first previewed right here on The Knight's Lance in early July, Panini America's 2013 Playbook Football has spent almost three solid months generating the kind of mouth-watering anticipation typically reserved for precious few elite products. Indeed, it was obvious to collectors from that very first glimpse that the third installment of Playbook had the potential…
Panini America’s Must-See Sunday Gallery: The Many Shades of 2013 Prizm Football
While the football collecting world (including all of us inside Panini America HQ) anxiously awaits the arrival of 2013 Playbook Football (which began packing out Friday, by the way), we needed something on this glorious Week 5 Sunday of the 2013 NFL season to get our gridiron goosebumps growing. What we've come up with is a must-see gallery of the…
Panini Peek: 2013 Select Football
The last time football collectors had the opportunity to chase a bona fide, honest-to-goodness, standalone Select product (one that wasn't an upscale version of the Score brand), Marvin Harrison, Keyshawn Johnson and Eddie George were rookies. That was 1996, long before Panini America unveiled the popular Prizm technology and long before Select made a triumphant return to the hobby in…