Released in mid January 2001, The 200-card contenders set is divided into 100-base cards, 50-autographed Rookie Tickets, 40-autographed NFL Europe prospect cards and 10-autographed Playoff Tickets. Base cards feature player action photography set against a colored background designed to match team colors. A silver foil enhanced "ticket" on the right side containing the player's name. All autographed cards feature an embossed Playoff Authentic Signature stamp on the card front and a color shift to gold on the ticket part of the card. Some RCs were issued in packs as redemption cards which carried an expiration date of 12/31/2002. Four of those players, Thomas Jones, Derrick Ham, Ronnie Powell, and Fred Taylor PT, never signed for the set but unsigned Thomas Jones cards were released at a later date. The NFL Europe cards have player photos on the right and tickets on the left. Contenders was packaged in 12-pack boxes with each pack containing five cards and carried a suggested retail price of $9.99. Read Less »
Released in mid January 2001, The 200-card contenders set is divided into 100-base cards, 50-autographed Rookie Tickets, 40-autographed NFL Europe prospect cards and 10-autographed Playoff Tickets. Base cards feature player action photography set against a colored background designed to match team c... Read More »