One of the most impressive photos for fans of the National Football League (NFL), is the one published on social networks by Tom Brady, the football player with the most Super Bowls in history, with the seven rings he won during his career. .
Earlier this month, the quarterback announced his retirement.
The Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams will play Sunday in Super Bowl LVI (number 56) for just one of those rings, a treasured memento of a winning season.
But, what is the story behind the Super Bowl ring and how much is one worth in non-sentimental value?
In 2015, when the New England Patriots presented the commemorative rings of their victory in Super Bowl XLIXthe team said his rings were the largest in history, with 205 diamonds. ESPN claimed that the rings cost $36,500 and they were the most expensive ever produced by the Jostens company. Team owner Robert Kraft bought 150 rings for more than 5 million dollars.
Rings are typically awarded to players, coaches, and team executives, although some teams also award rings to support staff.
resale value
Some Super Bowl ring owners don’t hold on to the jewelry and choose to sell it instead. The price of the ring depends on a variety of factors, including the importance of the person who originally received the ring. If Brady decided to sell one of his seven rings, for example, he would be worth much more than one received by a backup player.
In 2012, the ring was given to Lawrence Taylor, considered the best defensive player in NFL history, after his New York Giants won Super Bowl XXV. sold at auction for over $230,000. Taylor reportedly gave the ring to her son and gave him permission to do with it whatever she wanted.
Ten years later, just days before Super Bowl LVI, the ring that belonged to Gary Brackett, a member of the Indianapolis Colts when they won Super Bowl XLI, sold at auction for $75,000.
history of the rings
The tradition of the Super Bowl ring dates back to the first big game in 1967, when coach Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers received what ring maker Jostens said was a “simple design” that featured a half-carat diamond.
The following season, when the Packers repeated as champions in Super Bowl II, the ring featured three round diamonds and incorporated the team’s signature green color.
Just as the game has evolved, so have the rings. Rings awarded to the Baltimore Colts, after Super Bowl V, featured the center diamond surrounded by the team’s horseshoe logo, highlighted by blue gems that represented the team color. The Chicago Bears Super Bowl XX ring and the Packers Super Bowl XXXI ring featured their logos encrusted in diamonds.
The Patriots, winners of six Super Bowls, set the trend of incorporating the team logo in full color on the rings after Super Bowl XXXVI. Other teams followed suit, and ring designs have ventured far from the simple single diamond. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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