Who Receives Super Bowl Rings?

Winning the Super Bowl can give a team and its players a lot of notoriety. The recognition is not all they receive though, the team also receives an allotment of Super Bowl rings to distribute to the players and other members of the organization. The NFL requires that one side of the Super Bowl ring must include the Super Bowl logo, the remaining design aspects are left up to the winning team and its owner.

  1. 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.