Panini Playbook Football makes its return to the calendar after the current NFL season with different booklet formats featuring the NFL’s top veterans and up-and-coming rookies. As the product name implies, booklet cards will once again be a major part of the release.
Scheduled to be released the week of March 8, a Hobby box will consist of one pack, with four cards to a pack. Each box will contain two autographs and two memorabilia cards, with one of the hits being a booklet. Panini is promising on-card autographs.
Rookies Playbook Jersey Autographs will feature hard-signed cards of first-year players with cards numbered to 299 or less.
There will be parallels in Gold (numbered to 99), Platinum (49), Green (25), Red (10), Gloves (5), NFL Shield (1/1), Nike Swoosh (1/1), Laundry Tag (1/1) and Printing Plate (1/1).
Playbook Material Autographs concentrates on veteran players, with base parallels numbered to 49 or less.
Parallels feature Green (numbered up to 25), Red (up to 10), NFL Shield (1/1) and Nike Swoosh (1/1). There will also be 1/1 Printing Plate cards in Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black.
Armory will feature the top rookies from the NFL draft and will sport six different types of memorabilia in each booklet.
Parallels are available numbered to 49, in Gold (up to 25) and Premium (1/1).
Making its debut this year is Shotgun Signatures, which features some of the NFL’s top quarterbacks. Base parallels are numbered to 199 or fewer, with Gold (up to 99), Platinum (up to 49), Green (up to 25) and Red (1/1) rounding out the lineup.
Another autograph set making its first appearance is Hash Marks.
Game of Inches returns to highlight some of the best moments in the NFL, featuring unique photography and jumbo memorabilia swatches.
Vault Tri-Fold Jersey Autographs combine a signature with memorabilia and feature veterans and rookies. Parallels are numbered to 25 or less, with Gold (up to 10) and Premium (1/1).
Rookie Signature Locker cards are booklets that feature an autograph on one side and football gear on the other for first-year players. Base parallels are numbered to 99 or less, with Prime (up to 25), and Premium (1/1).
Rookie Signatures are exclusive to hobby boxes and feature parallels numbered to 99 or less.
There are also Platinum parallels (49 or less), Blue (25 or less), Green (10 or less) and Red 1/1. There will also be 1/1 Printing Plate cards in Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black.
Storybook is a new memorabilia set that features a Gothic script and a huge swatch. Base parallels are numbered up to 49, with Prime parallels (25) and Premium (1/1) included in the mix.
2022 Panini Playbook currently has a release date of April 14.