With the Super Bowl just around the corner, seek engagement ring inspiration by looking no further than the hands of NFL players’ wives and fiancées. After doing some major Instagram stalking, here are 9 of our favorite engagement rings.
Kelly Stafford
Watch out for Kelly’s husband, Matthew Stafford, who will be playing in this year’s Super Bowl! The pair met while they were students at the University of Georgia and were engaged in 2014. They tied the knot a year later – check out their gorgeous wedding photos here!
The Rams quarterback gifted her with a GORGEOUS cushion-cut halo engagement ring with a split shank and diamond gallery. The center diamond looks to be about 5 or 6 carats and could cost anywhere between $100,000 to $300,000 depending on the quality of the stone.
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Nicole Williams
Of course, we HAD to include Nicole Williams’ 6-carat oval-cut Ritani engagement ring. Set in rose gold with three rows of diamonds lining the band, it was the perfect $250,000 gift from the now-retired defensive end, Larry English.
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Oval-cut diamonds are one of the most popular shapes these days as they flatter any hand and appear larger than their actual carat weight.
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Brittany Matthews
Patrick Mahomes, the quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, popped the question to his now-fiancée with a stunning radiant-cut engagement ring, estimated to be 8 to 10 carats. The band features two rows of diamonds for extra sparkle. It’s rumored to have cost between $350,000 and $800,000.
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Ciara
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The singer received a beyond gorgeous cushion-cut engagement ring from her now-husband, Russell Wilson, in 2016. The ring features a reportedly 16-carat flawless cushion-cut center stone. Two trapezoid-shaped diamonds surround it, followed by two pear-shaped diamonds on either side for a gorgeous, unique look. It’s rumored that the Seahawks quarterback spent $2 million on the ring.
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Gisele Bündchen
The supermodel and Tom Brady became engaged in January 2009 and got married just a month later. The three-stone engagement ring features a cushion-cut diamond estimated to be 4 carats flanked by two baguette-cut diamonds. The timeless ring reportedly cost the quarterback $145,000.
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Abby McGrew Manning
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Abby and Eli Manning met at Ole Miss in 2002, and the rest is history. The Giants quarterback popped the question after they had been dating for 5 years with a three-stone emerald-cut engagement ring. The center stone is approximately 2 carats, while the side stones are approximately 0.75 carats each. The ring could have cost anywhere between $30,000 to $80,000 or more depending on the quality of the stones.
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Demi-Leigh Tebow
Tim Tebow understood the assignment when he picked out the engagement ring for Miss Universe: a 7.25-carat round-cut diamond set in a diamond band with a hidden halo. He selected an internally flawless diamond, saying, “this diamond is internally flawless…just like you.” The ring is estimated to have cost the free agent anywhere from $500,000 to $700,000. Round-cut diamonds are the most expensive shape, and internally flawless diamonds are very rare!
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Taryn Simmons
Taryn and her husband Justin, who is currently a free safety for the Denver Broncos, got engaged in 2015 and tied the knot in 2016. The pair are high school sweethearts – so cute! The oval-cut halo engagement ring appears to have either a 3 or 4-carat diamond center stone. The ring likely costed anywhere between $85,000 to $150,000 or more depending on the quality of the stone.
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Sydney Hightower
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You may remember Sydney from Season 24 of The Bachelor (Peter Weber’s season). While things with her and Peter didn’t work out, she found true love with 49ers linebacker Fred Warner. He popped the question with a beautiful pear-shaped halo engagement ring – view their sweet proposal video here. The center stone looks to be about 2.5 to 3 carats and appears to be set in rose gold. It likely costed anywhere from $50,000 80,000 depending on the quality of the stone.
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