Tell-All: NFL Rookies Bare their Souls to the Panini America Editorial Department
The 2013 NFLPA Rookie Premiere was an overwhelming success for Panini America, highlighted, of course, by last Saturday's photo shoot at the historic Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. Among the myriad highlight-reel moments was an impromptu freestyle rap session courtesy of Seahawks running back Christine Michael (who, incidentally, has the firmest handshake since Michael Irvin) and a laser-like 50-yard pass from…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks First Box of 2013 Score Football Hobby Jumbos
I just plowed through a sizable chunk of late-afternoon clock mining one massive box of Panini America's hot-off-the-presses 2013 Score Football Hobby Jumbos -- and I'm a better man and hobby marketing manager for the experience. When my 10th and final pack was opened and its contents revealed, I came up with four simple words to summarize my own thoughts on…
Panini Peek: 2013 Rookies & Stars Football
So much about collecting has changed since the venerable Rookies & Stars Football brand first hit the scene back in 1998. Thriving for 15 years in any industry is a remarkable accomplishment by itself, but doing so in the hyper-competitive, hyper-creative sports card hobby is worthy of a lifetime achievement award. But when Panini America releases 2013 Rookies & Stars Football…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013 Score Football Hobby (106 Images)
I'm man enough to admit when I'm wrong -- and I was wrong about 2013 Score Football. I've said all along that this year's 25th anniversary edition of the product might be one of the best yet. Turns out there's nothing "might" and "one of" about it. In my humble hobby opinion, 2013 Score Football is, quite simply, the best…
Follow Panini America on Twitter All Day at the 2013 NFLPA Rookie Premiere
PASADENA, Calif. -- Panini America is on location inside the historic Rose Bowl providing budget-busting coverage of the 2013 NFLPA Rookie Premiere. Follow us on Twitter and the #ScoreRookie hash tag so you don't miss any of the action.
Panini America’s Full-Throttle Thursday at the 2013 NFLPA Rookie Premiere (Gallery)
LOS ANGELES -- On Thursday during the 2013 NFLPA Rookie Premiere, Panini America officials once again delivered an action-packed experience from beginning to end, highlighted by some fresh rookie faces in the the Panini America player lounge for autograph signings and executing two major player appearances simultaneously. While a diligent few stayed back at the host hotel to engage a…
Gallery: Panini America’s Wild Wednesday at the 2013 NFLPA Rookie Premiere
LOS ANGELES -- Full of the pomp, circumstance and fun that has come to earmark one of the sports card industry's most important events, the entertaining spectacle that is the 2013 NFLPA Rookie Premiere kicked off with a bang Wednesday afternoon inside the Panini America Player Lounge. In all, 18 of the 40 top NFL rookies assembled at this year's…
The Essential Primer: Panini America at the 2013 NFLPA Rookie Premiere (Gallery)
One of the most important four-day stretches on Panini America's 2013 calendar kicks off tomorrow in Los Angeles at the 2013 NFLPA Rookie Premiere. One of the sports card hobby's marquee events, the actual 2013 NFLPA Rookie Premiere takes place Saturday inside the historic Rose Bowl. But the three days prior to that are filled with meaningful activities, too. A…
Top Picks Sport NFL Duds for First Time in Panini America’s 2013 Score Hot Rookies
When Panini America releases 2013 Score Football later this month to officially kick off the new NFL collecting season, the landmark brand that ignited the football trading card market back in 1989 will look to replicate the feat for a 2013 rookie crop that is brimming with potential and star power. And nowhere will that push be more evident than in Score's…
Panini America at the NFL Draft: 2013 Score Rookie Cards in Real Time (Day 2 Gallery)
NEW YORK -- During Thursday night's first round of the 2013 NFL Draft, the collector-coveted skill positions took a back seat to the big boys up front, with offensive or defensive linemen being taken with each of the first six picks. Eric Fisher, Luke Joeckel, Dion Jordan, Lane Johnson, Ziggy Ansah, Barkevious Mingo, Jonathan Cooper. The St. Louis Rams finally…