By Matt Valentine
It seems like ages ago that the world stood still and marveled at the Giants thrilling 17-14 victory over the then undefeated New England Patriots.
Much has happened since that stunning upset on January 3rd. The Patriots have continued to be embroiled by the Spy Gate controversy with former video assistant Matt Walsh finally speaking out. The Giants meanwhile, have lost some key contributors to their Super Bowl roster with Girbirl Wilson and Kawika Mitchell both signing on to new teams.
But, Thursday was a day of celebration albeit a short celebration, for every Giants player on the team as they have finally received their Super Bowl rings. As each player approached the podium and was given their ring they were congratulated by Coach Tom Coughlin and quickly reminded that last season is behind them and the new season is rapidly approaching.
“Lets go back to work, lets do this again”, was the greeting each player received from Coughlin and the Giants players seemed to take the coaches direction to heart.
Almost all of the Giants players current and former were in attendance for the ring ceremony with some notable excpetions. TE Jeremy Shockey did not attend the ceremony fueling speculation that the rift between himself and the team has grown even wider. Antonio Pierce was also not in attendance, because he was with his wife on their honeymoon. Both Gibril Wilson and Kawika Mitchell were in attendance to accept their rings, as well as former GM Ernie Acorsi who may be the man most responsible for the Super Bowl roster.
(Giants players Derrick Ward, Kevin Dockery and Aaron Ross show off their Super Bowl bling).
Strahan has called the rings “ten table stunners” meaning they could be seen from ten tables away, and indeed they are quite a piece of jewelery.
The rings were fashioned by Tiffany & Co. and are made of white gold, with approximately 1.5 diamond carats and feature the teams three Super Bowl trophies. The NY logo is set in diamonds with the word World Champions also appearing on the ring in raised bold lettering.
The ring also notes the Giants historic road run stating ,”Eleven Straight on the Road” and has each players name and number, along with the date and final score of the game.
Now, all that is on the Giants players mind is adding another ring to one of their other fingers.