Revenge of the Birds
There is a saying in the universe of playing chess: You don’t get better by always playing inferior opponents. This certainly applies to the Arizona Cardinals, who each season have a plate full of difficult teams to play, making their living residing in the NFC West Division.
Last year, three of the division members made the postseason tournament.
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Which should mean the Cardinals should get better each year, correct? Well, after losing 14 games last season, Arizona is overflowing with knowledge and experience, eh?
The Seattle Seahawks finished the regular season 14-3-0 and captured the division crown. They had the NFC’s #1 seed in the playoffs and earned a bye in the first round. In the divisional round, they demolished division foe San Francisco 49ers 41-6, then defeated their other division mate, the Los Angeles Rams, in a tough matchup 31-27 in the NFC Championship Game.
Next up was the AFC surprise team, the New England Patriots, in Super Bowl LX. The result was a 29-13 Seattle victory. It was the Seahawks’ second Super Bowl win in their franchise history since they entered the league in 1976 as an expansion club.
There are plenty of advantages of winning the Super Bowl.
For one, each player, coach, front office personnel, trainer, injured player, and team employee is now crowned a Super Bowl champion. The entire fanbase can now claim to be enthusiasts of a Super Bowl-winning franchise. Extra game checks are given. For each Seahawks player, that means three winner’s checks, which get larger for each winning contest.
Then, there are the rings. Strange how the adornment to represent a violent sport is a piece of jewelry.
The Seahawks revealed their Super Bowl rings this week. It is no secret that each year’s version becomes bigger and more technical. Two years ago, the ring for the Kansas City Chiefs had a hidden second level along with 529 diamonds and 38 rubies, totaling 14.8 carats. The 2024 winner, the Philadelphia Eagles, had a button that, once pushed, the wings on the helmet sprang outward, not to mention the 145 diamonds, which represented the number of points scored in the playoffs.
Seattle has that #12 things going. They actually don’t own the trademark and rent it each year. Texas A&M owns the trademark. At one point, the Seahawks petitioned the U.S. Patent Office for the ownership of the actual number 12 back in 2015. Yeah, like someone could own a number. After that was shot down, they did get a patent for “12s” and “We are 12.”
These beautiful rings have some relevance to the City of Seattle, its fans, and its history. The players, coaches, and football staff received their Super Bowl rings at a private ceremony on Thursday, June 11.
With the Seahawks’ first Super Bowl win, those rings were produced by Tiffany. This time around, they were created by Jason of Beverly Hills. The jewels encapsulated are sapphires and diamonds. There...
