Originally Posted by
ESpen36
Yes, on AA what you describe is called a "Priority Verification." It's basically a boarding pass with no seat assignment. On AA, it is used in several scenarios:
If I understood the question correctly, the OP wanted to know if such a pass can be printed at home. The answer to that is "no", not "yes".
The pass you described is given by agents at the airport. Had the OP had time to check in at the airport, he wouldn't have needed one of those passes.