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Panini Opens Player of the Day; Kid Reporter Contests

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Panini has kicked off a pair of annual contests in conjunction with the start of the NFL season.

The company’s Player of the Day promotion has returned for a 19th straight year.

Nearly 600 hobby shops across the U.S. are participating in the program, which offers thousands of prizes including an opportunity to spend a day with a player. 

The contest includes exclusive cards that collectors can win by pulling specified players out of Panini’s NFL trading card packs. 

The checklist includes veteran stars, Rookie Cards, memorabilia cards, striking parallels and autographs from more than 50 players, including 21 rookies and Hall of Famers such as Troy Aikman, Steve Young and Deion Sanders.

Last year, J.P. Murnan, a 26-year-old diesel mechanic from Overland Park, Kan., was among the more than 150,000 NFL card collectors who participated in the Player of the Day contest. As the Grand Prize winner, Murnan had a chance to meet  Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes II.

Past players have included K.J. Wright, Jeremy Langford, Terrence West, Antonio Brown, Prince Amukamara, Beanie Wells, Pierre Thomas, Patrick Crayton, Steve Slaton, AJ Feely, Maurice Jones-Drew, Chris Simms, Rudi Johnson, Donald Driver, Ed McCaffrey, Chad Pennington and Frank Wycheck.

More information is available on the POD website.

Panini has also launched its annual contest that will put bring a youngster to Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta.

Those who buy packs carrying the Panini Super Bowl LIII Kid Reporter Logo and enter a promo code online will be entered.

The complete Grand Prize package includes airfare, hotel, two Super Bowl tickets and more.  Other prizes include autographed memorabilia and Panini NFL boxes.

More information can be found at PaniniKidReporter.com.

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