LOS ANGELES — On a whirlwind Wednesday evening in downtown Los Angeles, one of the most important events of the collecting season kicked off in earnest as the top rookies from the
2015 NFL Draft began making their way through the
Panini America Player Lounge on the first day of the
2015 NFLPA Rookie Premiere. In all, 11 of the 41 players in attendance came through Wednesday, including
Todd Gurley,
Kevin White,
Ameer Abdullah,
Tevin Coleman,
Tyler Lockett and more.
While they were there, they signed autographs (including black metal and 14 karat gold pieces for
2015 Black Gold Football, hard-signed
Pen Pals cards and more) and posed for the pictures that will be used for their unique
Next Day cards that will be completed in the coming hours, Oh, and to a man, they seemed to revel in the experience.
Player content rotations will continue at the host hotel today and Friday, giving way to Saturday’s headline event at the historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. In the gallery that follows, we provide a photographic recap of Wednesday’s action, aided by a huge assist from Panini America photographer
Jeff Haynes.
Be sure to follow
the Panini America Twitter account and
the Panini America Instagram account all weekend long so you don’t miss a single moment.
Enjoy the gallery.
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