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SUPER BOWLSCOMMUNITYADMIN. &COACHESVETERANSDRAFT &FREE AGENTS2012 REVIEWSUPER BOWL XLVCHAMPIONSHIP RINGDesigners: An organization-led committee featuringPackers’ President and CEO Mark Murphy, ExecutiveVice President and General Manager Ted Thompson, andHead Coach Mike McCarthy, along with Vice President ofFootball Administration Russ Ball and Vice President ofSales and Marketing Tim Connolly. The committee soughtinput from veteran players and then initiated the processonce again with Jostens, producers of all four of thePackers’ Super Bowl rings.Features: As partof a recurring motifevident in severalfacets of the modern-dayPackersfranchise, the SuperBowl XLV championshipring matchesfirst-rate quality witha thoughtful tributeto the organization’srich history and tradition.Presentedto players, coachesand members of theorganization at a ceremony inside the Lambeau FieldAtrium in June 2011, the diamond-studded platinum ringcelebrates both the memorable journey and victory in thefranchise’s fifth Super Bowl appearance, and also some ofthe historical elements that make the Packers one of theNFL’s oldest and most storied teams.Similar to the XXXI ring, the crest features a raised “G”logo, this time cast in 18-karat yellow gold and set atop agreen stone tablet. The theme of paying homage to historyis seen front and center as the “G” features 13 diamondscommemorating the team’s record 13 world championships.Additionally, the crest is cornered on each endby four marquis-cut diamonds in the shape of footballs,representative of the four Super Bowl wins. Comprising theremaining face of the crest are 92 diamonds, recognizingthe 92-year history of the organization.On one shoulder, the player’s last name is emblazonedabove a replica engraving of Lambeau Field, beneathwhich is their jersey number with a circle around it. Theencircled number is a tribute to the front of the uniformworn by the 1929 team, winners of the first world championshipin franchise history.The oppositeshoulder is toppedby the spelled out“PACKERS” logoabove the VinceLombardi Trophy,named, of course, inhonor of the organization’slegendary headcoach. The coach’sname is featuredmuch like it is on theactual trophy, abovethe NFL shield, alongwith the letters “XLV.”The inside of theband features two separate inscriptions that make the pieceparticularly unique.The first is a listing of scores from the four playoff winswith accompanying logos of the defeated opponents. Thefirst three wins came on the road, as the Packers becamejust the third team in league history to accomplish the featand just the second No. 6 seed to win the Super Bowl.The other inscriptioncommemoratesthe speech given tothe team by veterancornerback CharlesWoodson in the lockerroom following theNFC Championshipvictory over theChicago Bears atSoldier Field. In thespeech, Woodson,with one finger raised,encouraged his teammatesto wholly unifyfor the coming twoweeks that would leadthem into Super Bowl XLV. His speech, and the majorthemes referenced within it, have been immortalizedinside the ring with a large number “1” and the words,“Mind, Goal, Purpose and Heart” listed vertically next tothe number.The rings were weighed at a reported 116 grams andfeature diamonds totaling 3.35 carats.SUPER BOWLRINGSLAMBEAUFIELDMISC.WOODSON GIVES “ONE” SPEECH FOR ALL TIMEThe 2010 Packers became just the third team in NFL history to win three consecutive road playoffgames, earning entry into Super Bowl XLV. A team that placed 15 players on injured reserve during theregular season, they continued to defy the odds throughout the playoffs, en route to becoming justthe second No. 6 seed to ever win the Super Bowl.Late in the season and during the playoffs, cornerback Charles Woodson became the team’s emotionalleader by virtue of his customary excellent performance on the field and his steady guidance off of it.Following the Packers’ 21-14 triumph over the Chicago Bears in the NFC Championship game at SoldierField, Woodson took to a celebratory platform in the locker room after the team’s postgame prayer.A 13-year veteran who had suffered defeat in Super Bowl XXXVII as a member of the Oakland Raiders,Woodson seized the opportunity to set the agenda for the two weeks that would precede Green Bay’smatchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers at Cowboys Stadium in North Texas.Additionally, Woodson learned before the game that President Barack Obama had said publicly thathe would attend the Super Bowl if the Bears were to advance. Knowing that the Super Bowl victor typicallytravels to the White House following the season, he was able to integrate that theme as well.What followed is a speech that will forever exist in team lore and was eventually inscripted on theinner band of the team’s Super Bowl championship rings:“I want y’all to think about one thing ... one ... For two weeks, think about one. Let’s be one mind, let’s be one heartbeat, for onepurpose, one goal, for one more game ... one. Let’s get it ... And check this, if the President doesn’t want to come watch us in theSuper Bowl ... Guess what? We’ll go see him! Let’s get a ‘White House’ on three ... One-Two-Three [collectively] ‘WHITE HOUSE!’”470