Chiefs have fun Tremendous Bowl at ring ceremony, eye three-peat

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On his approach to acquire 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 staff 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 may take a number of onerous work [to win three straight titles]. It is by no means been achieved earlier than for a great motive. It takes a particular group of men, and I believe 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. Every one incorporates 529 diamonds, 38 rubies and 14.8 carats value of gems, in keeping with the rings’ maker, Jostens.

That is what greatness appears to be like like 💍 pic.twitter.com/tZyiTjcAby

— Kansas Metropolis Chiefs (@Chiefs) June 14, 2024

Among the many options: a show celebrating “Tom & Jerry,” the Chiefs’ title for the play on which they scored the landing in additional time that allowed them to beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22. The play, on which Mahomes threw a 3-yard scoring move 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 group has been in a position to accomplish within the Tremendous Bowl period.

“It is an unimaginable problem,” Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt stated. “It is by no means been achieved within the Nationwide Soccer League, which tells you all you must find out 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 a great shot at it. Clearly, you have to have a number of issues go your approach.

“If we are able to accomplish it, it will likely 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,” common supervisor Brett Veach stated. “Tonight is a type of particular nights we get to take a seat again and watch the highlights and luxuriate in one another’s firm and mirror on what we completed.”