Former New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks, who was among the league’s best before injuries derailed his career, is parting ways with his Super Bowl XLVI ring.
TMZ Sports reports that Nicks has put his ring up for auction through Heritage with expectations that it could fetch upwards of $80,000.
The current bid is $25,000 with three days remaining on the auction.
The ring was issued to our consignor, the Giants’ first-round selection in the 2009 NFL Draft, wide receiver Hakeem Nicks. Nicks led all receivers in Super Bowl XLVI with 109 yards on ten catches. A mine’s worth of diamonds and blue sapphires coat the face which features the team logo “NY” and four miniature Lombardi Trophies to represent the franchise tally. “New York Giants 2011 World Champions” stands in block lettering at the perimeter. Left shank reports the original owner’s surname and jersey number, another team logo and the franchise’s years of Championship glory. The list of championship seasons is completed on the right shank beneath another team logo, the Lombardi Trophy in miniature, and the final score of the game. Interior band bears the text, “All In” and “Finish,” as well as “T&C AU .585” stamping, indicating fourteen karat gold construction by famed jeweler Tiffany & Co.
The massive size fifteen (15) ring weighs ninety-five grams (95 g.) and presents with moderate wear in original (slightly damaged) wooden display case. Just the second example of this ring that Heritage has had the privilege to present. Letter of provenance from Hakeem Nicks.
It’s unclear why Nicks is auctioning off his Super Bowl ring but TMZ Sports notes that a portion of the sale will go to charity.
A first-round pick of the Giants in the 2009 NFL draft, Nicks spent eight years in the NFL with six of those coming with New York over two stints.
In 92 career games, Nicks hauled in 356 receptions for 5,081 yards and 31 touchdowns. And during that Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots, he caught 10 of his 13 targets for 109 yards.
Nicks last played in 2016 for the New Orleans Saints but was training for an NFL comeback as recently as 2019. That never materialized.
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