Description
Contenders’ Rookie Tickets Autographs are among the most distinct in the hobby. This year, Panini has made the signatures on-card rather than the stickers used in the past. Every box of the mid- to -high-end set has four total autograph cards, including two from the game’s first-year players. The Ticket theme carries through other inserts, including Super Bowl Tickets, Front Row Tickets and Black Gold Tickets, which promise solid gold.
Estimated Release Date: 1/12
Product Configuration: 24 packs per box, five cards per pack
Price Point: Mid- to High-End Football Card
Target Audience: Rookie Card Collectors, Autograph Collectors, Contenders Rookie Ticket Autograph Collectors, Football Card Collectors
Box Break
Two On-Card Rookie Autographs
Two Additional Autographs
15 Insert Cards
Product Highlights:
Rookie Ticket Autographs return, this year with on-card signatures.
Every box has four autographs, including two signatures from first-year standouts (either Rookie Ticket rookie cards or Rookie Ink inserts).
Black Gold Tickets build on last year’s Golden Ticket inserts. The one-of-one cards feature real gold.
Front Row Tickets is a parallel set with rookie autographs from the 36 participants at the NFL Rookie Premiere. Each card is a one-of-one.
The same 36 players also signed Printing Plates for another one-of-one set.
Signs of Greatness Autographs looks at the NFL’s rising stars.
Team collectors are the target for NFL Quad Ink Signatures. The double-sided cards feature autographs from four teammates. Combinations include:
Aaron Rodgers, Greg Jennings, Charles Woodson and Clay Mathews
Tony Romo, Felix Jones, Miles Austin and Dez Bryant
Mark Sanchez, Santonio Holmes, Shonn Greene and LaDainian Tomlinson
Ben Roethlisberger, Rashard Mendenhall, Hines Ward and Mike Wallace
Additional inserts and autograph sets: Super Bowl Tickets, Legendary Contenders, Rookie Roll Call and Rookie of the Year Contenders.
