Uncommons: How Red Grange Inspired the 2011 Timeless Treasures Base-Card Design

Back in 2002, Donruss Elite Football made collecting history by incorporating a 1920s-era game-worn leather helmet from pigskin pioneer Red Grange into a simply legendary Throwback Threads memorabilia card. Almost 10 years later, that helmet is still paying dividends for Panini America. In fact, the Galloping Ghost's historic headwear provided Creative Director Brandon Lesley with the brilliant inspiration behind the base-card design of 2011 Timeless Treasures Football, making…

Autographs Set to Spike Panini America’s Wrapper-Redemption Packs at the National

It's no secret that we at Panini America bring out the big guns every year for the National Sports Collectors Convention. As you've seen so far, we aim to please once again when the 32nd annual NSCC kicks off next week in Rosemont, Ill. In recent weeks we've slowly and seductively provided the savory details surrounding our plans for this year's show, including information…

Panini America Redemption Card Update: More Kobes, Tim Tebow, P.K. Subban

In an effort to keep collectors updated on the status of those Panini America redemption cards that are currently being processed, we’ll post a list, like the one below, detailing the most recent cards being fulfilled. The following list is by no means complete, but it does let collectors know which redemption cards from which products are being processed this week. We’ll update this list…

Panini America Insert Set Inspection: 2011 Prestige Football’s 40-Card Rookie Review

The 2011 NFL Draft kicks off April 28, which means we're now less than two weeks from welcoming a new rookie class -- and unlimited potential -- to the wonderful world of football cards. Of course, the impending player-selection process also triggers the official countdown to the release of the first fully licensed 2011 NFL trading card set: 2011 Prestige Football, which hits streets May…

April Drools: Appreciating Panini America’s Most Fantastically Filthy Mail Day Ever

I got a text message from my boss -- Panini America VP of Marketing Jason Howarth -- earlier this morning. It included an image of a Tim Tebow game-worn jersey. Turns out Howarth happened to be all the way across the office in Acquisitions right as the most pristinely pungent package of game-battered NFL jerseys and NHL sweaters you've ever seen was delivered to Joe…

Knight’s Lance Exclusive: The Complete 2011 Industry Summit Black Box Checklist

Now that we're just mere hours away from the official launch of the 2011 Industry Summit in Las Vegas, that means were also just mere hours away from the release of Panini America's show-stopping Black Boxes. What follows is a comprehensive checklist of the fabulous autograph and memorabilia cards -- every one a 1/1 -- highlighting this year's edition. (more…)

The 2010 Playoff Contenders Football SP Reveal: Rookie Ink, Tebow Variations

As if last week's barrage of 2010 Playoff Contenders Football quantity revelations wasn't enough, we return to kick off a new week with the pertinent numbers on two other hotly chased elements of the product: The all-on-card Rookie Ink autographs and the Tim Tebow Rookie Ticket and Rookie Ink inscription variations. First, the short and sweet: Every player in the Rookie Ink insert signed 50…

The Drool Gallery: 2010 National Treasures Football Reebok Logo Rookie Autographs

By a narrow margin last weekend, readers of The Knight's Lance voted to see a gallery of 2010 National Treasures Football's NFL Equipment Rookie Autographs over a gallery of their Reebok-logo counterparts. But partly because the vote was so close, and primarily because the slight Reebok minority was also quite vocal, we decided to show that gallery as well, which follows below in all of its multi-colored…

The Drool Gallery: 2010 National Treasures Football NFL Equipment Rookie Autographs

By the narrowest of margins, weekend readers of The Knight's Lance voted 53.6 percent to 46.4 percent to see the 2010 National Treasures NFL Equipment Rookie Autographs over their Reebok logo counterparts. Truth be told, the poll presented the ultimate win-win proposition. When it comes to the football card gems in question, there really was no wrong answer. (more…)

Panini Poll: Which 2010 National Treasures Football Gallery Would You Rather See?

To help honor the release of 2010 National Treasures Football in six days, I thought about posting a sweet gallery tomorrow featuring some of the set's most striking on-card rookie autographs. The problem? I couldn't decide which gallery to show. I've narrowed it down to two delectable choices: It's either the vertically vibrant, super-scarce Reebok logo version or the horizontally handsome, always-amazing…
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