Panini has had the league and player union licenses to make trading cards for the NFL and NBA since 2009 and the MLB and NHL since 2011, Fanatic's lawsuit claims, as well as holding exclusive ...

In July 2023, Panini America auctioned off the first autographed card from Arch Manning, Texas quarterback and former five-star recruit, for charity, which sold for $102,500.

Panini’s union deals with the NFL expired in 2026, but that is now over with. The sports trading card industry is expected to eclipse $60 billion by 2027.

Updated Aug 23, 2023, 2:33 p.m. Published Aug 23, 2023, 4:54 a.m. NFL All Day (Unsplash) NFL Players Association terminated its deal with Italian collectibles company Panini three years early in ...