搶先看:2018 Panini Flawless Football

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2018 Panini Flawless Football continues to carry the luxury-level mantle the brand has shown since its debut several years ago. What does that translate into? Low-numbered cards where nothing has more than 25 copies, lots of autographs and premium patches, gem-embedded cards and several tough, big-name signatures.

Boxes come with ten cards. Of those, six are autographs. The remaining four are split evenly between memorabilia and gem cards.

2018 Panini Flawless Football Gem Cards


Diamonds and other gems are the big draw of the 2018 Panini Flawless Football base cards. It’s one of the brand’s defining characteristics. Embedded into the card and displayed on the front, parallels include Sapphire (/15), Diamond (/10), Emerald (/5), Chocolate Diamond (/4), Canary Yellow Diamond (/3) and Platinum (1/1).






Gems are found in other parts of the product as well. Following past years’ team-focused sets, the Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles all get special cards with blinged out logos.


MVPs is a new gem insert for 2018 Panini Flawless Football.


Super Bowl Gems are book cards that have a diamond-highlighted Super Bowl logo on one side alongside autographs from either Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers. Both cards are one-of-ones.


Autographs


Save for cut signatures, all 2018 Panini Flawless Football autographs are on-card. And like much of the set, signers mix young players, current stars and ones from the past.


Rookie Patch Autographs (/25) are one of the combinations that can translate to a lot of products. Here, the swatches are on the large side and print runs are small. Besides the main versions, there are Silver (/20), Ruby (/15), Sapphire (/10), Emerald (/5) and Platinum (1/1) parallels.









Rookie Dual Patch Autographs (/25) keep a similar format only with a pair of premium pieces instead of one. Parallel levels match the Rookie Patch Autographs.







Patch Autographs (/25 or less) highlight NFL vets. Like the rookie version, swatches are large. Parallels can be found in Silver (/20 or less), Ruby (/15 or less), Sapphire (/10 or less), Emerald (/5 or less) and one-of-one Platinum.







Other autographed memorabilia themes in 2018 Panini Flawless Football include Laundry Tag Signatures and Star Swatch Signatures (/25 or less).






On top of these are booklets that offer larger memorabilia pieces along with autographs. Veterans and Rookies both have separate checklists, all limited to ten copies or less. Parallels feature things like logos, nameplate letters and shields.








Not all autographs have memorabilia with them. Career Progressions (/25 or less) highlight players and the various uniforms they’ve worn over the years.







Cut Signatures are randomly inserted in the product. Among the autographs found on these are Walter Payton, Reggie White, Pat Tillman and Derrick Thomas.



2018 Panini Flawless Football cards at a glance:


Cards per pack: 10
Packs per box: 1
Boxes per case: 2
Set size: TBA
Release date: March 27, 2019

What to expect in a hobby box:

• Autographs – 6
• Memorabilia Cards – 2
• Gem Cards – 2

Ysponder

We know there’s a rapt audience of football collectors anxiously awaiting Friday’s arrival of 2018 Contenders Football. Trust us when we tell you: We truly understand and appreciate your anticipation. We’re in the same boat. But since we’ve got a few days still to wait, now seems like a good time to preview another juggernaut product set to arrive in late March: 2018 Flawless Football. The grand finale of the 2018 NFL collecting season, this year’s Flawless Football — like each of those that have come before — is a spectacular high-end collecting tribute to the game’s top rookies, top veterans and all-time greats.


On average, each briefcase of 2018 Flawless Football (10 cards per briefcase, two briefcases per case) will deliver six autographs, two precious gem cards and two memorabilia cards. The product also includes a bevy of new autograph additions, including Laundry Tag Signatures, Rookie Dual Patch Autographs, Flawless Draft Gems, Super Bowl MVPs, Captain, Rookie Booklets, Veteran Booklets, Signature Gems, Flawless Duals and Super Bowl Gems.


In fact, if you’ve been watching our social media channels over the last few days, you may have noticed a few glimpses of some of the new additions in their unsigned form . . .




Additional highlights of 2018 Flawless Football are many and include . . .

• All cards are numbered to 25 or less, all autographs are on-card or cut autographs and the product features more patch autographs and 1/1s than ever before.

• New gem cards for 2018 include MVPs, Bears, Broncos, Giants, Eagles and Chiefs.

• New booklet autographs in the aforementioned Rookie Booklets, Veteran Booklets, Signature Gems, Flawless Duals and Super Bowl Gems.

• Top signers featured in 2018 Flawless Football include Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Joe Montana, Drew Brees, Jared Goff, Carson Wentz, John Elway, Dan Marino, Jerry Rice, Patrick Mahomes II and so many more.

• The Cut Autograph checklist includes jaw-dropping specimens from Walter Payton, Derrick Thomas, Reggie White, Johnny Unitas, Pat Tillman, Sean Taylor, Bart Starr and more.

• The calling-card Rookie Patch Autographs chase includes base versions numbered to 25 and Silver (numbered to 20), Ruby (numbered to 15), Sapphire (numbered to 10), Emerald (numbered to five) and Platinum 1/1 parallels.

• The 1/1 and diamond-encrusted Super Bowl Gems booklets feature the respective Super Bowl logo embedded with diamonds on one side and either Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers on the other.

We’ll have plenty more on 2018 Flawless Football in the coming weeks here on The Knight’s Lance. But for now, enjoy this extended sneak peek: