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2021 Panini Contenders Football offers the next round of cardboard from the popular NFL series. As always, the brand is headlined by the Rookie Ticket set. Hobby boxes have five autographs and one of these should be hard-signed.

2021 Panini Contenders Football Base / Inserts

2021 Panini Contenders Football gets going with the Season Ticket base set that highlights 100 top names. Each Hobby box averages one parallel.

2021 Panini Contenders Football Base Parallels Breakdown

Hobby

Playoff Ticket – #/199
Championship Ticket – #/99
Cracked Ice Ticket – #/22
Super Bowl Ticket – 1/1

In addition, the inserts combine to fall one per Hobby pack. Multiple insert debuts are in play. Gladiators covers “battle-tested veterans” with a Roman Colosseum theme while Supernatural utilizes a crystal ball to identify the “most mystifying” quarterbacks. Playoff Ticket showcases notable moments from NFL postseason history. These have limited signed versions, as well.

2021 Panini Contenders Football Insert Parallels Breakdown

Playoff Ticket

Silver – #/99
Gold – #/25
Platinum – #/10
Auto – #/25 or less
Auto Platinum – 1/1

Supernatural

Silver – #/99
Gold – #/25
Platinum – #/10

Other new choices include Chain Movers and Power Players.

2021 Panini Contenders Football Rookie Ticket Autographs

Of course, the main draw in the 2021 Panini Contenders Football checklist is the Rookie Ticket selection. This includes on-card Rookie Ticket RPS cards with multiple parallels. The Hobby-only Rookie Ticket RPS Reverse edition is a new short print.

2021 Panini Contenders Football Rookie Ticket RPS Parallels Breakdown

Rookie Ticket RPS

Reverse
Ticket Stub – #/99 or less
Playoff Ticket – #/99 or less
Championship Ticket – #/49 or less
Cracked Ice Ticket – #/22
Super Bowl Ticket – 1/1

2001 Rookie Ticket RPS

Base – #/21
Gold – #/10 or less
Platinum – 1/1

Rookie Ticket Variation cards are back, as well, adding “unique photography and characteristics from the regular Rookie Ticket.” Other Hobby-exclusive options include Rookie Clear Ticket and Rookie Clear Ticket Mosaic (SSP). Going retro, the throwback 2001 Contenders Rookie Ticket set is also hard-signed.

2021 Panini Contenders Football – Other Autographs

From there, 2021 Panini Contenders Football provides a few more signed sets. Contenders to Canton displays a player’s first Contenders card alongside their Hall of Fame induction image.

2021 Panini Contenders Football Autograph Parallels Breakdown

Contenders to Canton

Base – #/20 or less
Gold – #/10 or less
Platinum – 1/1

Additional choices arrive in Coaches Ticket, Legendary Contenders Autographs, MVP Contenders Autographs, NFL Ink, and Sunday Ticket Signatures.