February 24, 2025
The Giants broad receiver performed a vital position within the historic win.
New York Giants broad receiver Plaxico Burress’s Tremendous Bowl ring was bought for a document $280,600 throughout a Feb. 9 public sale.
In accordance with Sports activities Illustrated, the hero of the Giants’ Tremendous Bowl XLII win over a closely favored (and undefeated) New England Patriots group had put up his ring to be auctioned by means of Heritage Auctions in Dallas.
The profitable bid surpassed the earlier excessive: $230,000 for Lawrence Taylor’s Tremendous Bowl XXV ring. Taylor additionally performed for the New York Giants.
BREAKING: Plaxico Burress’ Giants Tremendous Bowl ring has simply bought for $280,600 at @HeritageAuction.
It’s the highest ever paid for a Tremendous Bowl participant ring, beating out Lawrence Taylor’s Giants ring from Tremendous Bowl XXV ($230K). pic.twitter.com/VZeFb8pVJt
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) February 23, 2025
Heritage Auctions positioned the merchandise on the public sale block and listed the ring with a certification letter from Burress confirming that it’s the authentic ring given to him after the Tremendous Bowl victory in 2008.
The letter was dated 11/16/2024 and signed by the previous soccer participant.
“I acquired this particular ring as a member of the New York Giants who received Tremendous Bowl XLII held February 3, 2008, towards the New England Patriots in Phoenix, AZ,” the letter learn. “I additional certify this ring is the one and solely ring and that no duplicate copies have been produced.”
The ring was described as having a monochromatic design made fully from white gold and real diamonds. There have been three Lombardi Trophies, which showcased every Tremendous Bowl victory for the Giants with the group’s “NY” emblem and the phrases “World Champions” in raised textual content. The Tremendous Bowl XLII emblem was displayed on the ring in addition to the rating of the sport, “NYG 17, NE 14.”
In that sport, Giants quarterback Eli Manning threw a 13-yard move to Burress with lower than a minute left within the sport, finishing a come-from-behind victory for the group.
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