Fleer Tradition Glossy was, essentially, a reissue of the base Fleer Tradition set, on curved cardboard with a glossy front. The backs of the cards got a Glossy tagline that was not added to the front of the cards.

The two subsets, Unsung Heroes and Team Checklists, were not reissued in the Glossy set.

Some Rookie cards were also changed, and instead of being seeded like normal cards as in the main Fleer Tradition set, they are serially numbered to a variety of levels.