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. 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.
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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.
Ocho, having never won a Super Bowl, then excitedly asked his co-host Sharpe where he keeps his Super Bowl memorabilia. Shannon, who is a three-time winner explained that most of his items are displayed on his walls — at least the ones still in his possession.
“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
Sharpe still has both of his jerseys from the Baltimore Ravens’ 2000 Super Bowl win but has no idea what happened to his pants from his three championships.
As for his Denver Broncos Super Bowl helmet, he traded it to Darrell Green. And when it comes to his cleats, most were either given away or have simply gone missing over the years.
Many, like Joe Montana, Terry Bradshaw, and even Tom Brady, have auctioned off their Super Bowl jerseys. Brady had one of his jerseys stolen and needed the FBI’s help to recover it.
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.
