2013 Crown Royale Football Hobby Stars in Must-See Episode of Panini Unwrapped
Panini America's Ben Ecklar and Tracy Hackler sat down with three delectable boxes of the new 2013 Crown Royale Football Hobby yesterday for what promises to be a riveting episode of Panini Unwrapped. In addition to pulling three Rookie Silhouettes during the break, the duo also discusses the unique die-cutting that has been a hallmark of the Crown Royale brand…
Signing Session with Top Rookies Headlines Thursday at the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- A star-studded cast of 2013 NFL rookies headlined by Geno Smith, Tavon Austin, DeAndre Hopkins, Le'Veon Bell, Justin Hunter, Denard Robinson and Stedman Bailey crammed into the Panini America player lounge Thursday afternoon at the 2014 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Presented By Panini for one of the most productive signing sessions of the season. The assembled star power…
Panini America On Location: Kicking Things Off at the 2014 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- As a postcard-perfect California afternoon eased into evening, NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith on Wednesday addressed a room full of former NFL greats and future hopefuls on the growing importance of the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Presented By Panini. Smith's impassioned words kept everyone in attendance on the edge of their seats and underscored the importance of an…
Rams WR Tavon Austin Claims Pepsi NEXT Week 10 NFL Rookie of the Week Honors
Voters on NFL.com have made their choice. Wide receiver Tavon Austin of the St. Louis Rams is the Week 10 2013 Pepsi NEXT NFL Rookie of the Week for games played November 7-11 the NFL announced today. Austin returned a punt 98 yards for a touchdown and had receiving touchdowns of 81 and 57 yards in the Rams’ 38-8 win against the Indianapolis Colts. Austin was selected…
Voting Begins for Week 10 Pepsi NEXT NFL Rookie of the Week (Virtual Card Gallery)
Want to know who gets just as excited as Panini America and NFL collectors about NFL Rookie performances each week during the season? Pepsi NEXT with its NFL Rookie of the Week initiative. So it comes as no surprise that once again this season — for the third straight year — Panini America and Pepsi would join forces to help promote Pepsi NEXT Rookie of the Week voting and Panini America NFL…
Panini Peek: 2013 Contenders Football
Football's "Home of the Autographed Rookie Card" turns 21 this year, and Panini America has found more than a few new ways to celebrate with 2013 Contenders Football. A new edition of one of the most popular and successful releases in sports-card history is set to arrive in stores in late December, boasting five autographs and 14 inserts in every…
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…
Voting Begins for 2013 Week 2 Pepsi NEXT NFL Rookie of the Week (Gallery)
Want to know who gets more excited than Panini America and NFL collectors about NFL Rookie performances each week during the season? Pepsi NEXT with its NFL Rookie of the Week initiative. So it comes as no surprise that once again this season — for the third straight year — Panini America and Pepsi would join forces to help promote Pepsi NEXT Rookie of the Week voting and Panini America NFL Rookie…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013 Prominence Football (84 Sweet Pics)
It seems only fitting as we enter one of the most prominent and exciting weeks on the calendar every year (Week 1 of a new NFL season) that we bring you the exciting first glimpses of 2013 Prominence Football, Panini America's newest NFL product that releases nationally one week from tomorrow. Picking up where last year's debut left off, 2013…
Panini Peek: 2013 Prominence Football
When 2013 Prominence Football arrives in early September, collectors who coveted the brand during its maiden launch last season will no doubt appreciate the many returning elements that made the 2012 edition so much fun to collect (including the Embroidered Patch Autographs and Rookie Class Letter Signatures) while also including the Prominence debut of the sensational Rookie Gridiron Gems Signatures. Of course,…