Chiefs receive Super Bowl rings, featuring diagram of game-winning OT play vs. 49ers

Chiefs receive Super Bowl rings, featuring diagram of game-winning OT play vs. 49ers
By Nate Taylor and Jenna West
Jun 14, 2024

The Kansas City Chiefs unveiled their Super Bowl rings Thursday with a design fit for back-to-back champions.

The front of the ring features the Chiefs’ iconic arrowhead logo and nods to multiple moments of the 2023 season leading up to their Super Bowl LVIII win over the San Francisco 49ers. The four Vince Lombardi Trophies atop the ring include 19 baguette diamonds, an homage to the Chiefs becoming the first team in 19 years to win back-to-back championships.

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The four trophies are also surrounded by 58 diamonds, a tribute to Super Bowl LVIII.

Similar to last year, the ring’s top opens to reveal one of its most unique details. The reverse side of the ring top shows the diagram of “Tom & Jerry,” the Chiefs’ last play call from Super Bowl LVIII. The play — which resulted in quarterback Patrick Mahomes completing an easy 3-yard, walk-off touchdown to receiver Mecole Hardman, who was wide open in the corner of the end zone — was drawn on the ring using coach Andy Reid’s handwriting.

The inside of the ring top shows a red and silver football field set with Lombardi Trophies, ranging from one to four trophies depending on the player’s time with the Chiefs.

The interior of the ring also features the Chiefs logo above their 2023 team motto — UNITED — and the final score of their four postseason victories over the Miami Dolphins, the Buffalo Bills, the Baltimore Ravens and the 49ers. Aaron Schatz, the chief analytics officer of FTN Network and inventor of DVOA, said the Chiefs faced the hardest postseason road to a championship ever, based on the regular-season DVOA of their four opponents. Below the scores of the Chiefs’ postseason run is the autograph signature for each player.

The right side of the ring displays the words “BACK-TO-BACK” in yellow gold highlighting commemorating the Chiefs’ 2022 and 2023 Super Bowl victories. The ring’s left side features each player’s name in yellow gold and their jersey number in white gold with diamonds.

Jostens, the company that designed the rings, used 505 round diamonds, 38 custom-cut rubies and 14.8 total carats.

Chiefs owner Clark Hunt teased details of the hardware before the ring ceremony began, saying it celebrates their overtime victory to beat the 49ers.

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“Like last year’s ring, it’s got some really neat surprises and I can’t wait to see the expression on the players’ faces when they open the box,” Hunt said. “There’s some special things related to the challenges of the season and also the success of the team in the Super Bowl, specifically in overtime.”

The Chiefs celebrated their ring ceremony at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. Players and guests walked the red carpet outside the museum, and a small orchestra played a rendition of “Shake it Off,” the hit song from pop superstar Taylor Swift, who began dating tight end Travis Kelce early last season.

Inside the ceremony, players found a large red ring box at their seats and waited for a passcode to open their box. A giant “777” passcode flashed across a screen in honor of the Chiefs winning the Super Bowl in Las Vegas.

“It’s bigger, better, brighter,” said team president Mark Donovan, who saw the rings before the players did Thursday night. “It’s really cool, and it’s very creative.”

Among the ceremony’s attendees, defensive end BJ Thompson rejoined his teammates Thursday night. Last week, Thompson had a seizure in a special-teams meeting and went into cardiac arrest. He was released from the hospital four days later.

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(Photo courtesy of Jostens)

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