“This year’s NFL SP Signature Edition offers an impressive array of autograph cards,” said Joe Fallon, Upper Deck Football Product Manager. “When you take into account all of the great players among the signature cards and the fact that they’re offered one per pack, you can’t help but get excited.”
The 2003 NFL SP Signature Edition product is headlined by seven different autograph card inserts: SP Signature Edition Signatures (Blue Ink), SP Signature Edition Signatures (Blue Ink, numbered to 100), SP Signature Edition Signatures (Black Ink), SP Signature Edition Signatures (Red Ink, numbered to 100), SP Signature Edition Signatures (Green Ink, numbered to 50), SP Signature Edition Dual Signatures (numbered to 75) and Legendary Cuts (varied numbering). Overall, one autographed card will be inserted per pack, on average.
In addition to its amazing lineup of autograph cards, 2003 NFL SP Signature Edition is also comprised of 100 regular player cards and two tiers of rookie cards (Tier 1 is numbered to 750 and tier 2 is numbered to 250). Possessing attractive design attributes customary to Upper Deck’s SP brands, these cards highlight all of the league’s top veterans, rookie standouts and legends.
Upper Deck’s 2003 NFL SP Signature Edition hits stores this month with a suggested retail price of $49.99 per pack. The complete list of specialty inserts and subsets follow below:
PRODUCT BREAKDOWN
SP Signature Edition – Signatures (Blue Ink) – Autograph cards of top-name players like Peyton Manning, Ricky Williams, Clinton Portis and Jim Brown.
SP Signature Edition – Signatures (Blue Ink, numbered to 100) – Limited autograph cards of players such as Chad Pennington, Brett Favre and LaDainian Tomlinson.
SP Signature Edition – Signatures (Black Ink) – These autograph cards feature current stars and some notable legends such as Fran Tarkenton, Joe Montana, Joe Namath and Dan Marino.
SP Signature Edition – Signatures (Red Ink, numbered to 100) – Limited autograph set featuring a strong mix of current and retired stars like Priest Holmes, Terrell Owens, Steve Young and Barry Sanders.
SP Signature Edition – Signatures (Green Ink, numbered to 50) - These highly-limited insert cards are headlined by players such as rookie quarterback Carson Palmer and legendary quarterback John Elway.
SP Signature Edition – Dual Signatures (numbered to 75) – Each of these tough-to-find insert cards features two signatures with cool pairings such as Archie Manning and Peyton Manning, Joe Namath and Chad Pennington and Phil Simms and Chris Simms.
SP Legendary Cuts (varied numbering) – These cards feature cut signatures from legendary figures like Walter Payton, Doak Walker and Johnny Unitas.
SP Signature Edition Rookies – Tier 1 (numbered to 750) & Tier 2 (numbered to 250) – These awesome subsets highlight the NFL’s top rookies in 2003, including Carson Palmer, Byron Leftwich, Kyle Boller, Anquan Boldin, Charles Rogers and Willis McGahee.
SP Signature Edition Regular Player Cards (130 total cards) – All of the league’s top current stars and a selection of legends are here, including Michael Vick, Ricky Williams, Priest Holmes, Jerry Rice, Walter Payton and much more.
