By Andrew Tolentino | Football Editor

You’re going to want to take a knee when ripping certain packs of 2012 Prestige Football this year.

Yesterday, Panini America touted a Tim Tebow insert set slated to arrive in late June with the company’s popular preseason brand. Let’s take a look.

Without question, Tebow has been the centerpiece of  many a football conversation across the country, maybe even the globe. In fact, on a recent trip to Paris I saw that this guy named Rodin made a beautiful sculpture in his likeness.

Thinking of past, present and future, Panini assembled the 15-card set with one thing in mind. The epic path of Tim Tebow. Each card is numbered to 1,500 or less and offers a nugget from his journey to the Jets. Card backs deliver details from as far back as his Pop Warner days and span toward his current clout in the NFL. Front aesthetics feature Panini’s take on how big of a name he’s been since he landed in the hobby.

The apparently movie-poster-inspired art showcases our hero throwing, rushing, and generally looking awesome in front of Colorado’s massive mountains and before a green-tinted New York skyline. All in all, an appropriately dramatic tone for one of football’s most fascinating phenoms.

After Prestige hits shelves on June 20, we’ll find out if the insert epic is epic enough to chase. But until then, take a look at tell us what you think.

By Susan Lulgjuraj | Contributing Editor

Love him or hate him, football fans everywhere cannot stop talking about Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow. All that attention and has transformed into collectors going after a number of his Rookie Cards.

Why all the fuss?

We can take a guess, but from all accounts it seems Tebow is genuinely a good person. He’s engaging and is certainly a leader, based on the way his teammates have responded. But even more important to football fans is that Tebow’s team is winning.

Tebow’s biggest test comes Sunday against the New England Patriots and Tom Brady. It’s going to be a widely popular game and probably one most football fans will turn to at 4:15 ET.

With Tebow leading the Broncos, Denver is 7-1, improving to 8-5 overall. There have been some implausible circumstances surrounding the wins with crazy long kicks and bone-headed moves by other teams, but the wins are still piling up.

For collectors lucky enough to have Tebow’s cards, the question is whether to hold or sell. His cards may not get any hotter than they are right now.

On Beckett’s price guide, his 2010 Exquisite Collection auto/jersey (numbered to 75) high book is $800. Those cards have recently sold on eBay for $550 and above, including silver parallel numbered to 10 for more than $1,000.

His 2010 National Treasures auto/jersey (numbered to 99) books for $600. But then we hit eBay. Recently, the same card sold for $810 and two others sold for $700. Cards going for much higher than Beckett value is usually not the norm.

But as we learned, Tebow hasn’t been the normal type of player. He arrived in Denver with everyone talking about him. The fans chanted his name earlier this when Kyle Orton wasn’t getting the job done. Finally, Denver coaches gave the fans what they wanted and Tebow has been a sensation ever since.

In the meantime, we’ll all just be Tebowing in our hallways and offices.

Susan Lulgjuraj is a contributing editor for Beckett Media. You can email Susan here. Follow her on Twitter here.

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For even more Tebow, here’s a gallery of interesting cards. (Click on the image for an unobstructed look if needed.)