Source: Upper Deck
Fans Can Now Collect Dual Jersey Cards Featuring This Season’s Rookie Class!
Carlsbad, CA (June 27, 2005) - The ball is in play for a brand-new NFL season of game-winning moments as Upper Deck kicks off the new campaign with 2005 Upper Deck Football. Upper Deck’s latest set delivers the best photography, cool new card concepts and an extensive deep roster of the NFL’s elite.
The 275-card regular set captures 200 NFL superstars, and 50 young guns – featuring 25 with a limited print run. Fans can collect future greats like Alex Smith, Mike Williams, Braylon Edwards, Cadillac Williams. UD Exclusive subsets also offers parallel versions of the regular and rookie sets numbered to 50 and ten complete with action-packed photographs, innovative designs and a stellar lineup guaranteed to have collectors simply amazed.
“This classic pig-skin product kicks off the season with tons of rookies, jersey cards and insert themes that is sure to get collectors excited,” says football brand manager, Gregg Kohn.
2005 Upper Deck Football offers insert card sets with themes such as MVP Predictors, Rookie Future Jerseys, Signature Sensation, Autographed printing plates to name a few. Upper Deck also places the spot light on legendary players Barry Sanders and Troy Aikman in the latest version of Football Heroes. These unique sets pay homage to arguably the most electrifying running back and best armed quarterback ever to play the game. As a bonus, collectors will also find serial numbered autographed and jersey versions of these amazing insert sets.
2005 Upper Deck Football hits shelves this month (June) at a suggested retail price of $2.99 per pack. The subsets and inserts are as follow:
CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS:
- 3 memorabilia cards per box on average
- 1 dual rookie jersey card per case on average
- Signature sensation autograph cards, hand numbered to each player’s jersey number
- 1 of 1 rookie autograph printing plates!
- 1 veteran patch card per case on average
PRODUCT BREAKDOWN:
Regular Set – Featuring the leagues top players and rookies
- 200 regular cards
- 50 star rookie cards
- 25 star rookie limited cards (1:8)
Jersey Cards – 3 per box on average
- Rookie futures jersey cards (1:16)
- UD game jersey cards (1:16)
- Rookie futures dual jersey cards (1:288)
- UD game jersey patch cards (1:288)
- Signature Cards – 1 per case on average
- Signature sensations – numbered to each player’s jersey number
- Autograph printing plate cards – numbered to 1
Inserts & Parallels
- Barry Sanders football heroes card (1:12)
- Troy Alkman football heroes card (1:12)
- Barry Sanders football heroes jersey parallel – numbered to 25
- Troy Alkman football heroes jersey parallel – numbered to 25
- Barry Sanders football heroes autograph parallel – numbered to 5
- Troy Alkman football heroes autograph parallel – numbered to 5
- UD exclusives regular player parallel – numbered to 50
- UD exclusives regular star rookie parallel - numbered to 50
- UD exclusives regular player parallel - numbered to 10
- UD exclusives regular star rookie parallel - numbered to 10
- MVP predictors (1:12)
