Winning the Super Bowl is the ultimate thrill — just ask Tom Brady, the man who returned from retirement in pursuit of an eighth ring. The feeling never fades.
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But there’s something uniquely special about winning it for the first time. For many Philadelphia Eagles players, including AJ Brown, this past Super Bowl marked their first championship. And Brown took a unique path to preserve the memory.
Instead of just reminiscing, he went out and bought a 6’2” life-sized mannequin and dressed it in his unwashed Super Bowl jersey. The attempt is to ensure the moment lives on, literally frozen in time.
As Brown‘s girlfriend, Kelsey Riley, posted about it on her Instagram story, Chad Johnson and Shannon Sharpe went down memory lane to discuss how they felt about Brown’s rather unique way of celebrating his first championship.
“That’s dope. That has to be one of the greatest feelings and obviously coming from someone who has never won a Super Bowl but played in one, that’s something I would do. You savor that moment. That’s live, man,” said Johnson on Nightcap.
Players hold their Super Bowl jerseys very close to their heart. While Brown chose to display his on a mannequin, Sharpe had a different idea. The three-time Super Bowl winner has most of his items displayed on a wall.
“On the wall. But I don’t [know] where the pants are. I know I got the jerseys. I gave away my Super Bowl helmet. I think Darryl Green got my Super Bowl helmet. I got my Super Bowl Ravens helmet. I still have my jerseys, they’re hanging up,” said Sharpe.
AJ Brown’s longtime girlfriend posted this earlier tonight on Instagram- AJ bought a life size mannequin to put his unwashed Super Bowl jersey on display in their home.
The ultimate man cave memorabilia! pic.twitter.com/KUpesKstrV
— Sam Stafford (Wilson) (@SamStafff) February 19, 2025
If you truly want to know just how much these jerseys mean to players, remember the time Tom Brady set the FBI on the scent of his stolen ones, worth $500,000. Actually, it was the NFL who got the FBI involved but you get the point.
Even the fans love to have such memorabilia and many are willing to pay top money. But Brown isn’t parting with his Super Bowl jersey anytime soon. At least until he has multiple jerseys to spare like Brady.
