There's not too many cornerbacks that could have covered Plaxico Burress in the NFC Championship game in '07. Eli Manning was on fire and put balls where only Plaxico could catch them.

"Zero2Cool" wrote:

The NFL pays for the cost of 150 rings to the winning team, at roughly $5,000 apiece, depending upon the fluctuating cost of gold and diamonds. The winning team can typically present rings to whomever they choose, including usually, but not limited to: players (active roster or injured), coaches, trainers, executives, personnel, and general staff. Some teams have also been known to give rings to former players, despite not having been on the winning roster. Teams can distribute any number of rings, but must pay for any over the 150-ring limit.

Number of Rings

Who receives a Super Bowl ring is determined at several levels. There is the league level and the team level. The NFL itself awards the rings to the team. The number of rings given to each team is approximately 150. The team then is free to distribute the rings to its players and staff members.

Players

Traditionally, all the players on the Super Bowl winning team receive a ring. The team determines if players that are on the injured reserved, physically unable to perform list and practice squad will receive a Super Bowl Ring.

Other Recipients

After giving the Super Bowl rings to the players, the team can then choose who else should receive rings. The coaches on the team commonly receive the rings, as do members of the front office of the team. Other individuals that receive rings can include the scouts on the team and the team's flagship station's broadcasters.

Losing Team

The NFL awards Super Bowl rings to the losing team that played in the Super Bowl as well. The losing team receives up to 150 rings. There are some stipulations on these rings though, to keep the ones given to the Super Bowl Champions more prestigious. The total value spent on the losing team's Super Bowl rings can not be more than half of what is spent on the winning team's rings.

Cheerleaders

Cheerleaders can receive the same Super Bowl rings that the team they cheer for receives, if the owner decides to award them to the cheerleaders. If the winning team exceeds the allotment of Super Bowl Rings awarded to them by the league, the team owner is permitted to purchase additional Super Bowl rings with his personal money. Nobody else may purchase a Super Bowl ring.

Harris was one of the most underrated/under appreciated players I've ever seen. There was about a 3-4 year window when he was arguably the best corner in the league, yet nobody outside of Packerland ever game him his due. I remember one year in particular he gave up ONE TD the entire season, and that was when we played man to man on almost every play. It pisses me off that the lasting memory the average football fan is going to have of him is getting abused by Plaxico in the NFC Championship, because he was a much better player than that.

"Kingkoopa" wrote: