The Short Report: Panini America Reveals SPs, SSPs in 2020 Contenders Football (Part 1)

Panini America’s ballyhooed 2020 Contenders Football arrived in hobby shops across North America last week to a ready-and-waiting collector base that has spent the last few days or so 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 2020 Contenders Football’s Rookie Tickets, Rookie Ticket Variations (identified by the letter “V” on the top-middle of the card back), Rookie Ticket Wild Card Variations, Rookie Ticket Swatches, Rookie Ticket Swatches Variations and Veteran Tickets. For 2020 Contenders Football, an SP indicates cards with a print run of 250 or less; an SSP indicates cards with a print run of 100 or less. Enjoy the initial list and stay tuned to The Knight’s Lance for Part 2 next week.