Chiefs rejoice Tremendous Bowl at ring ceremony, eye three-peat

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On his method to acquire his third Tremendous Bowl championship ring, Patrick Mahomes already was eager about successful one other one.

“The very first thing I consider is how nice final season was and the adversity we handled,” Mahomes stated Thursday evening 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 may take a number of laborious work (to win three straight titles). It is by no means been carried out earlier than for a great motive. It takes a particular group of fellows, and I feel we have that group.”

The Chiefs made greater than 400 rings to distribute for this championship, their second straight and third prior to now 5 years. Every one incorporates 529 diamonds, 38 rubies and 14.8 carats price 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 additional 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 evening’s focus was on successful a 3rd straight championship, one thing no workforce has been capable of accomplish within the Tremendous Bowl period.

“It is an unimaginable problem,” Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt stated. “It is by no means been carried out within the Nationwide Soccer League, which tells you all it’s good to learn about it. It is laborious to go back-to-back and from what I’ve seen they’re actually desirous 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 method.

“If we will accomplish it, it is going to be one thing that may 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 successful 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 evening,” basic supervisor Brett Veach stated. “Tonight is a kind 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.”