Star quarterback Tom Brady knows a little bit about championship rings. He owns seven of them — six with the New England Patriots and one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
On Sunday, May 5, during the closing of the Netflix special The Roast of Tom Brady, the now-retired celebrity athlete, 46, was surprised when host Kevin Hart presented him with another championship-style keepsake.
“Tom has to leave with something impactful to match the energy of success that he’s had along the years,” Hart said. “So, Tom, what we decided to do was add another ring — a ring fitting for a GOAT like yourself.”
“Oh, I love that,” Brady said as he slipped the ring on his right pinky finger and held it up for all to see.
Designed by celebrity jeweler Jason Arasheben of Jason of Beverly Hills, the ring boasts nearly 400 diamonds with accents of rubies and sapphires set in yellow gold. A source told TMZ Sports that the ring is valued at $40,000 and contains 6 carats of gemstones.
“Honored to have made Tom Brady’s last two championship rings,” Arasheben captioned a video posted to his company’s Instagram page. “One with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and now again at his roast. Might not be a Super Bowl ring, but we’ll take it.”
The top of the ring depicts a gold football trailed by ruby flames against a ground of white diamonds and circular border of blue sapphires. Along the upper edge of the ring is the name BRADY in raised gold lettering. Along the bottom are the initials G.R.O.A.T., representing a special take on the quarterback’s reputation as the “Greatest of All Time.” In this case, G.R.O.A.T. stands for the “Greatest Roast of All Time.”
On one side of the ring is Brady’s name again, along with his “12” jersey number rendered in white diamonds. Below the number are the initials LFG, which stand for a not-family-friendly term that Brady often used to stoke his teammates.
The other side shows the year 2024 and a rendering of a goat.
During Netflix’s live-stream special, which was viewed by two million people, Brady endured three hours of light-hearted ribbing from roasters Jeff Ross, Nikki Glaser, Tony Hinchcliffe, Sam Jay, Andrew Schulz, Bert Kreischer and Tom Segura. Also on hand to dish some dirt were Brady’s former teammates Julian Edelman, Rob Gronkowski, Drew Bledsoe and Randy Moss.
Credits: Ring screen captures via Instagram / jasonofbeverlyhills. Tom Brady photo by Andrew Campbell, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
