Scott Norwood's AFC Title Rings up for Auction

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Scott Norwood's name will forever have a ring to it in Buffalo, and now Bills (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/buf/buffalo-bills) fans can get his actual rings, if they so desire.

SCP Auctions is auctioning off the 1990 and 1991 AFC title rings that were given to Norwood, formerly a Bills kicker.

The 1990 ring is expected to command more money, said Dan Imler, SCP Auctions vice president, because had Norwood not missed the kick in the Super Bowl at the end of that season, the Bills would have owned Super Bowl rings. Imler said the company's conservative estimate for the 1990 ring is $15,000.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12301756/scott-norwood-afc-championship-rings-auction

[jamze132]

Is he broke too? I heard him and Jamaal Anderson were shootin' the breeze the other day. They're trying to get enough capital to start their financial planning business.

[Skooby]

I'm going to bid on the 1990, I probably won't win it but I'll try.

[swiper]

I'm going to bid on the 1990, I probably won't win it but I'll try.

Can you imagine Skooby with Norwood's ring? LOL.

[Meathead]

ever since i started wearing scott norwoods 1990 championship ring ive sideswiped three cars parked at meters, i suddenly like the dixie chicks for the first time in my life, and my penis now looks like its signalling a right hand turn

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TMI

[Scumbag College]

Can you imagine Skooby with Norwood's ring? LOL.

Has anything EVER been more fitting in the history of the world?

[Mace]

That's just sad.

[Historian]

An acquaintance of mine owns Andre Reed's jersey from SB XXV. (The actual shirt he wore)

I actually held it in my hand.

It was given to him by Andre's Mom.

I guess I don't understand the thinking on this stuff.

An athlete accomplishes something. He gets a few trinkets for his contribution.

And he sells them.

I understand if it's going to be auctioned for charity or something, but just to auction them off for some quick cash?

That I don't understand.

And then there's the people that buy this stuff.

Why?

I understand fan-dom, and I understand collecting....but why in the world would you want to collect a symbol of someone else's accomplishments?

Go out an earn one yourself. A ring. A belt. a 300 game.

And why would a parent want to readily dispose of one of their kid's symbols?

That I'll never understand.

[feldspar]

I like this from the comments section:

"So is someone going to take them to Mordor and melt them in Mt. Doom?"