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For many 2019 NFL collectors, it doesn’t get any better than 2019 Panini Contenders Football. And, at the forefront, the popular Rookie Ticket autographs generally command the most attention. Sticking to the 2018 format, each Hobby box has five autographs and one of these should be hard-signed.

2019 Panini Contenders Football Base / Inserts

In addition to the expected Season Ticket base cards, 2019 Panini Contenders Football inserts include Legendary Contenders, MVP Contenders, Rookie of the Year Contenders, Round Numbers and Winning Ticket. Inserts combine to fall one per pack. Collectors can also seek out the elusive (and Hobby-only) Silver Ticket (#/2) and 14k Golden Ticket (1/1) chase inserts.

2019 Panini Contenders Football Rookie Ticket Autographs

As mentioned, the 2019 Panini Contenders Football checklist revolves around the Rookie Ticket cards. The Rookie Ticket RPS autograph line features many of the key first-year names with on-card signatures and multiple Ticket parallels.

2019 Panini Contenders Football Rookie Ticket RPS Parallels Breakdown

Stub – #/99 or less
Playoff Ticket – #/99 or less
Championship Ticket – #/49 or less
Cracked Ice Ticket – #/23
Clear Ticket (acetate) – #/10
Super Bowl Ticket – 1/1
Printing Plates – 1/1

Another staple of the brand, collectors can find Rookie Ticket Variations with “unique design elements and unique photography from the standard Rookie Tickets.” The set pays homage to the legacy of the Rookie Ticket subset with on-card autographs using 1998 Rookie Ticket (#/20 or less) and 1999 Rookie Ticket (#/20 or less) designs.

2019 Panini Contenders Football – Other Autographs

While the Ticket cards are largely associated with rookies, 2019 Panini Contenders Football makes room for more players via Veteran Ticket autographs. These have the same parallels as the Rookie Ticket cards except for Clear Ticket. Contenders to Canton (#/20 or less) displays an early Contenders card alongside an autograph and an image of the player’s Hall of Fame enshrinement. Other signed options include MVP Contenders Autographs (#/49 or less) and Rookie of the Year Contenders Autograph RPS (#/99 or less). These have Gold (#/10 or less) and Platinum (1/1) parallels, as well.