KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On his strategy to gather his third Tremendous Bowl championship ring, Patrick Mahomes already was interested by profitable one other one.
“The very first thing I consider is how nice final season was and the adversity we handled,” Mahomes stated Thursday night time earlier than the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs distributed Tremendous Bowl LVIII championship rings to gamers, coaches and front-office workers on the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Artwork. “Then I am going to consider how I can get one other one for the pinkie finger. It is going to take numerous onerous work [to win three straight titles]. It is by no means been executed earlier than for motive. It takes a particular group of fellows, and I feel we have got that group.”
The Chiefs made greater than 400 rings to distribute for this championship, their second straight and third previously 5 years. Each accommodates 529 diamonds, 38 rubies and 14.8 carats value of gems, in keeping with the rings’ maker, Jostens.
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Among the many options: a show celebrating “Tom & Jerry,” the Chiefs’ identify for the play on which they scored the landing in extra time that allowed them to beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22. The play, on which Mahomes threw a 3-yard scoring cross to Mecole Hardman, is diagrammed on the ring in coach Andy Reid’s writing.
However as with Mahomes, a lot of the night time’s focus was on profitable a 3rd straight championship, one thing no workforce has been capable of accomplish within the Tremendous Bowl period.
“It is an unbelievable problem,” Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt stated. “It is by no means been executed within the Nationwide Soccer League, which tells you all you have to learn about it. It is onerous to go back-to-back, and from what I’ve seen, they’re actually wanting to get began on this marketing campaign. They consider they’ve shot at it. Clearly, you have to have numerous issues go your means.
“If we will accomplish it, it is going to be one thing that can solidify this time interval of Chiefs soccer.”
The Chiefs have had different celebrations of final season’s title, together with their championship parade days after profitable Tremendous Bowl LVIII and the White Home go to with President Joe Biden two weeks in the past. To the Chiefs, the ring ceremony ended their 2023 season.
“Tonight’s the night time,” basic supervisor Brett Veach stated. “Tonight is a type of particular nights we get to sit down again and watch the highlights and revel in one another’s firm and replicate on what we achieved.”