An NFL team is a huge organization with several hundred employees. How many Super Bowl rings are given to the winning team? Who makes them, and what do they cost?
Luke Pearson
Westminster, Md.
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When the Pittsburgh Steelers won the Super Bowl last year, every single one of their full-time employees got a ring — but they didn't necessarily receive the same gaudy ones as stars like Ben Roethlisberger.
Players, coaches, football operations staff and other top-level employees got a ring that weighed 3.7 ounces and included 63 diamonds totaling 3.61 carats. The rings were cast in 14-karat yellow gold with black antique backgrounds. Female employees received a smaller version because the full-size ring would have been too big for them to wear.
Lower-level employees received a ring with less gold and fewer diamonds, since buying the full-size ring for the entire organization would be prohibitively expensive. The NFL pays for up to 150 rings at $5,000 apiece, with the club picking up the rest of the cost.
When the Giants won the Super Bowl, the team said the rings cost about $5,500 each, but were valued at $25,000.
Jewelry companies such as Jostens manufacture the rings.
Rachel Cohen
AP Sports Writer
New York
