Rookie of the Year Contenders

Youth reigned in the the 2016 NFL season. The emergence of one of the strongest rookie classes in years has all NFL fans buzzing. Today we’re honoring some of the top NFL rookies from this year with our Rookie of the Year Contenders set. The set features some of the top candidates for the NFL’s Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year awards. Do you think you know who will bring home the award at the NFL Honors event this year? If you do, you may end up with a nice surprise!

The Rookie of the Year Contenders set comes in two versions: Silver and Gold.

You can find the Rookie of the Year Contenders  inserts in the following packs. Packs will be available until 2/6/2017

• ROY Contenders – 100 coins – Silver 1:10 and Gold 1:50 packs on average
• ROY Contenders VIP – 500 coins – One Guaranteed Silver per pack, Gold 1:5 packs on average
• VIP All-Access – 100 coins –  Silver 1:10 and Gold 1:50 packs on average

There will be no reward for collecting all 30 Rookie of the Year Contenders. However, there will be a Signature Reward for owning the card of the player or players that wins the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year and AP Defensive Rookie of the Year awards at this year’s NFL Honors event.  There will be a special Silver and Gold Signature Reward given to those who own the silver or gold card of the player that wins NFL Rookie of they Year.

Heads Up

Von Miller

Heads Up! Our newest Gridiron set is underway. This set gives a very unique look at the top players in the NFL. These custom caricatures are like nothing you have ever seen before in Gridiron! For the next 12 weeks we will be releasing a new Heads Up insert every Tuesday. Each card will be limited to just 500 copies each! Cards will be available in Heads Up packs until sold out.

The Heads Up set consists of the following players:

• Andrew Luck – SOLD OUT
• Rob Gronkowski – SOLD OUT
• Odell Beckham Jr – SOLD OUT
• Carson Wentz – SOLD OUT
• Andy Dalton – – SOLD OUT
• Antonio Brown – SOLD OUT
• Aaron Rodgers – SOLD OUT
• Russell Wilson – SOLD OUT
• Cam Newton – SOLD OUT
• Ezekiel Elliott – SOLD OUT
• Von Miller – AVAILABLE NOW!
• Larry Fitzgerald

This week’s Heads Up Insert is: Von Miller (Please note any previous unsold Heads Up inserts will also be available)

Heads Up Inserts can be found in the following packs:

• Heads Up Pack – 100 coins -Odds of pulling a Heads Up insert is 1:25 packs on average
• VIP All-Access Pack – 100 coins with VIP Access – Odds of pulling a Heads Up insert is 1:25 packs on average

Collectors that manage to collect all 12 Heads Up inserts will receive a special Drew Brees Reward Card! Please note, only 1 reward count will be given per account despite how many sets are completed by a user.

Touchdown Tandems

Ben Roethlisberger/Antonio Brown

Our Contenders week continues with our newest Gridiron insert. Touchdown Tandems takes a look at 9 of the top dynamic duos in the NFL!  Every 48 hours a new Touchdown Tandems pair will release.

Touchdown Tandems come in 3 variations:

Silver – Limited to 500

Gold Limited to 100:

Black Limited to 25

You can find the Touchdown Tandems inserts in the following packs:

• Touchdown Tandems – 100 coins – Silver 1:25, Gold 1:50, and Black 1:250 packs on average
• Touchdown Tandems VIP – 100 coins – Silver 1:10, Gold 1:25, and Black 1:150 packs on average
• VIP All-Access – 100 coins – 100 coins – Silver 1:25, Gold 1:50, and Black 1:250 packs on average

If you can collect all 9 Touchdown Tandem cards in a specific variant by 1/29/2017 5pm EST, you will receive a special Tom Brady/Rob Gronkowski Reward Card in that matching color. For example, collecting all 9 silver Touchdown Tandems will earn you the Touchdown Tandems Silver Tom Brady/Rob Gronkowski Reward. Please note, only one reward will be given per account for each color.

• Fantasy Force Update

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• The final two Fantasy Force Blue inserts have been added to Fantasy Force packs! David Johnson and Aaron Rodgers complete the chase.

The Blue Fantasy Force cards can be found ONLY in the following pack:

Fantasy Force Pack – 100 coins – 1 Guaranteed Blue Fantasy Force card per pack

The checklist for the Blue Fantasy Force set consists of the following players.

Collectors that obtain all 17 Fantasy Force Blue cards by 2/1/2017 will receive a special Aaron Rodgers Fantasy Force Green Signature Reward! Please note only one reward per account will be given.

Green Bay Packers

Instant Playoffs Set

Today we have something special for Panini Instant. The Kansas City Chiefs clinched a spot in this year’s playoffs. To commemorate the occasion we are offering a special 25 card Instant Set.

For our Gridiron Digital fans, we are also providing special digital variations of the cards for Gridiron! Collectors will be able to chase the Panini Instant Insert along with special Signature versions within the APP! Like the physical cards, these cards will only be available for 48 hours!

Today’s Instant digital card will be available in Gridiron in the following packs until 3pm EST 01/11/2016:

The Packers Playoff Instant Cards include the following Players

• Aaron Rodgers
  Eddie Lacy
  Ty Montgomery
  Jordy Nelson
  Davante Adams
  Randall Cobb
  Jared Cook
  David Bakhtiari
  Lane Taylor
  J.C. Tretter
  T.J. Lang
  Bryan Bulaga
  Kenny Clark
  Letroy Guion
  Mike Daniels
  Julius Peppers
  Nick Perry
  Jake Ryan
  Blake Martinez
  Clay Matthews
  Damarious Randall
  Quinten Rollins
  Morgan Burnett
  Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
  Mason Crosby

• The Playoff Signature Set consists of the following players:

• Aaron Rodgers
• Ty Montgomery
• Jordy Nelson

• Packers Playoff Instant cards will ONLY be available in the following packs (they will not be added to the VIP All-Access packs):

• Instant Playoff Pack – 100 Coins – 1:10 odds on average to pull a Packers Instant Base Insert
• Instant Playoff VIP Pack – 100 Coins with VIP Access – 1 Guaranteed PackersInstant Base Insert in every pack
• Instant Playoff Set Pack – $9.99 USD – Contains all 25 PackersInstant Playoff Cards
• Instant Playoff Signature Pack – $9.99USD – 1 random guaranteed Panini Instant Packers Playoff Signature Insert per pack.

New Panini Instant cards will be released throughout the season capturing all the greatest plays, games and moments from the 2016 NFL Season.

Detroit Lions

Instant Playoffs Set

Today we have something special for Panini Instant. The Kansas City Chiefs clinched a spot in this year’s playoffs. To commemorate the occasion we are offering a special 25 card Instant Set.

For our Gridiron Digital fans, we are also providing special digital variations of the cards for Gridiron! Collectors will be able to chase the Panini Instant Insert along with special Signature versions within the APP! Like the physical cards, these cards will only be available for 48 hours!

Today’s Instant digital card will be available in Gridiron in the following packs until 3pm EST 01/11/2016:

The Lions Playoff Instant Cards include the following Players

• Matthew Stafford
  Theo Riddick
  Dwayne Washington
  Zach Zenner
  Golden Tate III
  Marvin Jones Jr.
  Anquan Boldin
  Eric Ebron
  Taylor Decker
  Graham Glasgow
  Travis Swanson
  Larry Warford
  Riley Reiff
  Devin Taylor
  Tyrunn Walker
  Haloti Ngata
  Ezekiel Ansah
  DeAndre Levy
  Tahir Whitehead
  Josh Bynes
  Darius Slay
  Nevin Lawson
  Tavon Wilson
  Glover Quin

• The Playoff Signature Set consists of the following players:

• Matthew Stafford
  Marvin Jones Jr.
• Eric Ebron

• Lions Playoff Instant cards will ONLY be available in the following packs (they will not be added to the VIP All-Access packs):

• Instant Playoff Pack – 100 Coins – 1:10 odds on average to pull a Lions Instant Base Insert
• Instant Playoff VIP Pack – 100 Coins with VIP Access – 1 Guaranteed Lions Instant Base Insert in every pack
• Instant Playoff Set Pack – $9.99 USD – Contains all 25 Lions Instant Playoff Cards
• Instant Playoff Signature Pack – $9.99USD – 1 random guaranteed Panini Instant Lions Playoff Signature Insert per pack.

New Panini Instant cards will be released throughout the season capturing all the greatest plays, games and moments from the 2016 NFL Season.

Kansas City Chiefs

Instant Playoffs Set

Today we have something special for Panini Instant. The Kansas City Chiefs have won the AFC West. To commemorate the occasion we are offering a special 12 card Instant Set.

For our Gridiron Digital fans, we are also providing special digital variations of the cards for Gridiron! Collectors will be able to chase the Panini Instant Insert along with special Signature versions within the APP! Like the physical cards, these cards will only be available for 48 hours!

Today’s Instant digital card will be available in Gridiron in the following packs until 3pm EST 01/11/2016:

The Chiefs Playoff Instant Cards include the following Players

• Alex Smith
  Spencer Ware
  Charcandrick West
  Jeremy Maclin
  Chris Conley
  Tyreek Hill
  Travis Kelce
  Dontari Poe
  Chris Jones
  Justin Houston
  Marcus Peters
  Eric Berry

• The Playoff Signature Set consists of the following players:

• Alex Smith
• Spencer Ware
• Tyreek Hill

• Chiefs Playoff Instant cards will ONLY be available in the following packs (they will not be added to the VIP All-Access packs):

• Instant Playoff Pack – 100 Coins – 1:10 odds on average to pull a Chiefs Instant Base Insert
• Instant Playoff VIP Pack – 100 Coins with VIP Access – 1 Guaranteed Chiefs Instant Base Insert in every pack
• Instant Playoff Set Pack – $4.99 USD – Contains all 12 Chiefs Instant Playoff Cards
• Instant Playoff Signature Pack – $9.99USD – 1 random guaranteed Panini Instant Chiefs Playoff Signature Insert per pack.

New Panini Instant cards will be released throughout the season capturing all the greatest plays, games and moments from the 2016 NFL Season.

Eternal Hall of Fame

John Elway

Some of the most timeless moments in sports are about to become a whole lot more collectible. Today,Panini America, the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles company and the exclusive traditional trading card partner of the NFL and the NFLPA, will launch Panini Eternal, a new on-demand trading card platform that will deliver unique and rare trading cards honoring the most iconic accomplishments in sports history, special tributes and commemorations of past championships.

The newest NFL Eternal card arrives today. Panini Eternal will pay tribute to the Pro Football Hall of Fame member, John Elway. The physical trading cards will also feature rare variations that include authentic diamonds! The unique physical cards will be available to order on the Panini Eternal website (https://store.paniniamerica.net/paninieternal.html) for just 48 hours.

For our Gridiron Digital fans, we are also providing special digital variations of the cards for Gridiron! Collectors will be able to chase the Eternal Insert along with special Memorabilia versions within the APP! Like the physical cards, these cards will only be available for 48 hours!

Today’s Eternal digital cards will be available in Gridiron in the following packs until 3pm EST 1/4/2017:

• Eternal Elway Coin Pack – 100 Coins – 1:25 odds on average to pull an Eternal Base Insert
• VIP All Access Pack – 100 Coins with VIP Access – 1:25 odds on average to pull an Eternal Base Insert
• Eternal Elway VIP Pack – FREE with daily VIP Access – 1 guaranteed Panini Eternal Insert per pack (1 pack per account)
• Eternal Elway Diamond Pack – $9.99USD – 1 guaranteed Panini Eternal Diamond Memorabilia Insert per pack – Available ONLY in this pack
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For 20 weeks, there will be a new Hall of Fame Eternal card every Monday. Collectors that can collect all 20 Hall of Fame Eternal cards will receive a special SIGNATURE Hall of Fame Reward Card in that matching variation! For example, collecting all 20 of the Eternal Diamond Memorabilia cards will get you a Eternal Diamond Memorabilia Signature Reward card! Please note, only one Eternal Reward and Eternal Memorabilia Reward variation will be given per account.

Remember, you can also own the physical versions of these trading cards by going to the Panini Eternal website (https://store.paniniamerica.net/paninieternal.html) and ordering there!

Checklist:

• Eternal HoF Card 1 – Brett Favre – SOLD OUT
• Eternal HOF Card 2 – Marvin Harrison – SOLD OUT
• Eternal HOF Card 3 – Jerome Bettis – SOLD OUT
• Eternal HOF Card 4 – Tim Brown – SOLD OUT
• Eternal HOF Card 5 – Michael Strahan – SOLD OUT
• Eternal HOF Card 6 – Cris Carter – SOLD OUT
• Eternal HOF Card 7 – Curtis Martin – SOLD OUT
• Eternal HOF Card 8 – Marshall Faulk – SOLD OUT
• Eternal HOF Card 9 – Shannon Sharpe – SOLD OUT
• Eternal HOF Card 10 – Jerry Rice – SOLD OUT (Not needed for Diamond Reward)
• Eternal HOF Card 11 – Emmitt Smith- SOLD OUT
• Eternal HOF Card12 – Bruce Smith – SOLD OUT
• Eternal HOF Card 13 – Michael Irvin – SOLD OUT
• Eternal HOF Card14 – Troy Aikman – SOLD OUT
• Eternal HOF Card 15 – Dan Marino – SOLD OUT
• Eternal HOF Card 16 – John Elway – AVAILABLE NOW

The Rookie Ticket Challenge

Ezekiel Elliott – Red & Blue Ink

Welcome to the Rookie Ticket Challenge! Over the next few weeks we will be giving away various prizes just for owning specific Contenders Rookie Ticket cards. So how does it work? It’s simple, we’ll announce a random Rookie Ticket Red Ink, Blue ink or Gold Ink card along with a deadline. When the deadline arrives, collectors that own the challenge card will win the prize specified! You’ll want to follow along on Twitter at @PaniniDigital or check the News section regularly. You never know when the next Rookie Ticket challenge will occur.

Today’s Rookie Ticket Challenge is:

• Card – Ezekiel Elliott- Red Ink AND Blue Ink Rookie Ticket
• Prize – 2100 coins
• Deadline – 1/9/2017 – 5pm EST

For today’s challenge you must own BOTH specified card in the listed variants to win the announced prize. The cards can either be traded for or pulled, but must be in your collection to be eligible.

Stay tuned for more challenges soon!

• Game Day

• Playoff Edition

  

• Today’s Game Day inserts celebrates all the team’s in this weekend’s playoff action! Get cards from the Raiders, Texans, Seahawks, Lions, Steelers, Dolphins, Giants and Packers!

Game Day cards can be found in the Game Day pack in the Gridiron Store. Each pack contains 3 Game Day cards. Every Sunday we will be releasing 32 new cards into the Game Day packs with brand new players and amazing photography from the 2016 NFL Season. Once a new set of Game Day new cards are released the previous week’s Game Day cards will be retired.

This week’s cards are: