The NFL Players Association’s annual Rookie Premiere is over for another year, with players signing cards, getting their photos taken, answering questions from Panini America and learning the business of sports.
Held annually since the mid-1990s, the Rookie Premiere takes place in Los Angeles. Number one pick Kyler Murray of the Arizona Cardinals headlined the list of attendees.
.@AZCardinals QB @K1 delivers his indelible ink at the 2019 @NFLPA Rookie Premiere Presented By @PaniniAmerica. #WhoDoYouCollect #NFLPARookiePremiere pic.twitter.com/gCOn2iyZkW
— Panini America (@PaniniAmerica) May 16, 2019
You’ll see some of the autographs signed during the event on Panini’s NFL trading card products between now and the end of the year.
.@Raiders RB @iAM_JoshJacobs with that championship smile. #WhoDoYouCollect #NFLPARookiePremiere pic.twitter.com/zB7mtydtfZ
— Panini America (@PaniniAmerica) May 18, 2019
Jacobs also showed during the photo session that he was more than just a guy who can carry the ball.
For @Raiders RB and former high school quarterback @iAM_JoshJacobs, the halfback option . . . is an option. #WhoDoYouCollect #NFLPARookiePremiere pic.twitter.com/EQuDo5g7VC
— Panini America (@PaniniAmerica) May 18, 2019
A few breakers were invited to attend, getting a chance to talk with some of the rookies during live broadcasts.
.@nbsmallerbear with @mojobreak_com pic.twitter.com/nS2Fx8DSA1
— GoGTSLive (@GoGTSLive) May 18, 2019
Players were encouraged to use their social media accounts to show off their Panini Instant cards that are available online.
Couldn't be more thankful to finally put on these colors ? @Patriots. Check out my #PaniniInstant card from @NFLPA #RookiePremiere https://t.co/H6NNlH979D pic.twitter.com/6L0YO10wyt
— Keal (@NkealHarry15) May 19, 2019
It was the first chance for Panini and others affiliated with the NFLPA to photograph the players wearing their full NFL uniforms.
The 2019 #NFLPARookiePremiere class! ?? pic.twitter.com/x9GLH4AZ3j
— NFLPA (@NFLPA) May 18, 2019
Video and images of the players in a variety of staged moments are a big part of the shoot.
Some were a little goofier than others.
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