Seahawks unveil Super Bowl rings

To Seahawks defensive lineman Leonard Williams, the anticipation of getting the team's Super Bowl ring Thursday night made Wednesday night feel like Christmas Eve.

"It was hard for me to go to sleep, Williams said Thursday afternoon, a few hours before the team was set to receive its rings. "It was hard for me to stay asleep. I was waking up at like 3, 5 a.m. just excited for today."

One big difference between Thursday and Christmas?

Unlike presents under the tree from family or friends, the jewelry Williams and other Seahawks received Thursday night was a hard-earned reward for a job well done last football season in leading the team to a 29-13 Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots on Feb. 8.

Players received the rings in a private ceremony with the team releasing a video showing them being lowered from the ceiling in boxes to where each player was sitting at their table.

And once they received them they were undoubtedly awed. The Seahawks called them "the largest and most technologically advanced Super Bowl ring ever created" for a Super Bowl champ.

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The rings, designed and created by luxury jeweler, Jason of Beverly Hills, in collaboration with Seahawks leadership, were said by the team to be inspired by the architecture of Lumen Field.

Among other features listed in an official release by the team:

* The middle of the ring features Seahawks blue sapphires, the hawk head logo, and two Lombardi Trophies in the background, representing the franchise's two championships.

* 50 brilliant round white diamonds are set around the center logo to honor the team's 50th season.

* One side of the ring features each player's last name, number and the team's mantra, "M.O.B."

* The other side includes the team's vision, "12 AS ONE," alongside the Seattle skyline, year and Super Bowl LX logo.

* The bottom of the ring features 12 feathers in tribute to team's iconic fanbase, the 12s.

* Once opened, the inside of the ring features an authentic piece of a football used during the season, with the number 50 in the middle to signify the team's 50th season.

* The inside of the ring reads "17 WINS" to represent the season's combined championship wins.

* The top of the ring can be fully removed from the base, allowing it to convert to a pendant that can be worn on a chain.

* A "12 Flag" on the side of the ring acts as a special button. When pressed, the Lumen Field arches on the top of the ring pop outward, revealing the words "WORLD CHAMPIONS."

That all indeed seemed to live up to the claim made by left guard Grey Zabel earlier in the day that "people are saying it's a big ring."

Zabel was among the players who said following the team's final minicamp practice Thursday that the ring ceremony would serve as both a reunion for the 2025 team as well as a chance to put a fun capper to last season and move on to 2026.

"It's going make us relive that moment of grinding all last season and this is our reward," Williams said.

All players who were part of the 2025 team were invited and among those who have since moved on who were expected in attendance were running back Kenneth Walker III - who was the MVP of the game --- rush end Boye Mafe and safety Coby Bryant. Each signed with new teams as free agents in March - Walker with the Chiefs, Mafe the Bengals and Bryant the Bears. Also back for the ceremony was Quandre Diggs, who spent last season on the practice squad and is currently not on a roster.

"It's going to be cool," Williams said of seeing some former teammates. "We all understand this is a business. Guys come and go. That's the nature of the league. I hit up Mafe, Coby Bryant, some of those guys, I know they're going to be in town for tonight's ceremony. We're all excited to see them. I'm sure it's going to feel like no time has passed. They're going to feel like a brother for us. I feel like that's going to be like that forever, regardless of where guys end up or even after football."

During a news conference Thursday afternoon to publicize his participation in the Lake Tahoe celebrity golf tournament set for July 8-12, coach Mike Macdonald also mentioned reuniting with Walker, who will also return for a game with the Chiefs against the Seahawks on Oct. 25 at Lumen Field.

"We're all looking forward to seeing Ken," Macdonald said of Walker, who signed a three-year deal with the Chiefs reported to be worth up to $43.05 million. "I know he's excited to come back. We love Ken. We're rooting for him. Obviously, we'll be competing against him that night. …. Honestly, I'm just looking forward to seeing him tonight and seeing the smile on his face, and I'm glad he got the contract that he did. He deserves it."

Zabel said he was looking forward to the night to "celebrate and kind of put the final bow on this past season."

Zabel said what he hoped to do first Thursday night and to see the ring to assess its size.

"I want to know if my hand is going to completely fall down to my waist with how heavy it is," said Zabel, the team's first-round pick in 2025.

The ring, he knows, will always serve as a commemoration of a rare feat.

"I've got some other buddies in the NFL that are pretty mad that year one, made it happen," Zabel said.

But echoing the rest, Zabel said he also hopes it's not a once-in-a-life event, even if that's more than most people get.

"It's one of those deals (where) I'll probably wear it tonight and then throw it in the safe and move on to next year and go try and get that second one," Zabel said. "…We're going to have a ton of fun. Probably have a few brewskis ... and enjoy each other and then just move on.

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