Patriots Super Bowl Ring Auctioned on eBay, Received No Bids

I'm one of the 10 people in the world that has yet to make a purchase on eBay, mainly because I have no use for a potato chip that looks like Jesus (that's what people sell on eBay, right?). However, if I had an extra $50,000 burning a hole in pocket, I probably would have jumped at the chance to own a piece of NFL history, as a member of the Super Bowl XXXVI champion New England Patriots recently auctioned his ring on eBay. It received no bids.

According to USA Today's NFL blog, The Huddle, the ring belonged to a player who was on all three Super Bowl-winning Patriots teams.

The eBay description, via The Huddle:

The ring is a size 11. Since it is 14K white gold it can be re-sized by any reputable jeweler. It weighs approximately 68.3 grams. It is one of the largest Super Bowl rings made. This is an authentic players ring. It is not a salesman sample or staff ring. This player received his first of three rings in Super Bowl 36 against Kurt Warner and the St. Louis Rams. He also has rings from Super Bowl 37 and Super Bowl 39. In order to protect the player's privacy his name will only be revealed to the winner after the ring is paid in full.

Even though we don't have a name, it shouldn't be all that difficult to narrow it down to a group of players. All we need to do is track down the members of all three Super Bowl winning teams, and find the guy that has a size 11 ring finger (probably a lineman).

The players, from what I can find, that were members of all three championship teams: Tom Brady, Tedy Bruschi, Kevin Faulk, Larry Izzo, Matt Light, Richard Seymour, Mike Vrabel, Troy Brown, Roman Phifer, Willie McGinest, David Patten, Ty Law, Lonie Paxton, Adam Vinatieri, Patrick Pass, Je'Rod Cherry, Matt Chatham, and Joe Andruzzi.

Super Bowl Rings

The Steelers will soon receive their Super Bowl XLIII rings. Pictured is the Super Bowl XLII version presented to the N.Y. Giants after a 17-14 win over New England at University of Phoenix Stadium. Eli Manning was MVP. Click through to see all the previous Super Bowl rings.

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Super Bowl XLI: Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17 at Dolphins Stadium in Miami. Peyton Manning was MVP.

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Super Bowl XL: Pittsburgh 21, Seattle 10 at Ford Field in Detroit. Hines Ward was MVP.

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Super Bowl XXXIX: New England 24, Philadelphia 21 at ALLTEL Stadium in Jacksonville. Deion Branch was MVP.

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Super Bowl XXXVIII: New England 32, Carolina 29 at Reliant Stadium in Houston. Tom Brady was MVP.

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Super Bowl XXXVII: Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. Dexter Jackson was MVP.

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Super Bowl XXXVI: New England 20, St. Louis 17 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. Tom Brady was MVP.