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Panini America’s ballyhooed 2016 Contenders Football arrived in hobby shops yesterday to a ready-and-waiting collector base that has spent the last 24 hours since in a wrapper-ripping, Rookie Ticket-revealing frenzy. That’s certain to continue in the weeks ahead as the many Contenders completists work on building their sets, with one eye always on the set’s various variations and short prints.
Today, we’re going to devote some attention to clarifying or demystifying some of the set’s SP and SSP mysteries. The initial list below details some of the SPs and SSPs featured in 2016 Contenders Football’s Rookie Tickets, Rookie Ticket Variations (horizontal) and Rookie Ticket Variations Sepia sets. For 2016 Contenders Football, an SP indicates cards with a print run of 250 or less; an SSP indicates cards with a print run of 99 or less. Enjoy the initial list and stay tuned to The Knight’s Lance for continued coverage.
SSP (99 or less):
Rookie Ticket #123 Jonathan Bullard
Rookie Ticket #309 Kevin Hogan
Rookie Ticket Variation #343 Paxton Lynch
Rookie Ticket Variation #344 Christian Hackenberg
Rookie Ticket Variation #346 Connor Cook
Rookie Ticket Variation #350 Ezekiel Elliott
Rookie Ticket Variation #358 Jordan Howard
Rookie Ticket Variation #365 Corey Coleman
Rookie Ticket Variation Sepia #301 Jared Goff
Rookie Ticket Variation Sepia #311 Derrick Henry
Rookie Ticket Variation Sepia #329 Sterling Shepard
Rookie Ticket Variation Sepia #331 Tyler Boyd
SP (250 or less):
Rookie Ticket #117 Myles Jack
Rookie Ticket #131 Jerell Adams
Rookie Ticket #137 Josh Ferguson
Rookie Ticket #159 Kelvin Taylor
Rookie Ticket #206 Leonard Floyd
Rookie Ticket #213 Spencer Drango
Rookie Ticket #307 Dak Prescott
Rookie Ticket Variation #261 Eli Apple
Rookie Ticket Variation #295 Vernon Hargreaves III
Rookie Ticket Variation #296 Tyreek Hill
Rookie Ticket Variation #323 DeAndre Washington
Rookie Ticket Variation #338 Trevor Davis
Rookie Ticket Variation #360 Jonathan Williams
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