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Denver Broncos DC Wade Phillips gets ring with wrong name

By The Sports Xchange
Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Wade Phillips. UPI/Art Foxall
Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Wade Phillips. UPI/Art Foxall | License Photo

Wade Phillips waited nearly 40 years to see his name adorn a Super Bowl ring. The veteran defensive coordinator still is waiting, however, even after the members of the Denver Broncos received their jewelry on Sunday.

It's not that 68-year-old Phillips didn't get a diamond-encrusted ring...it's just that it had the wrong name.

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Phillips received his championship ring with the name "Peters" on the side. No worries as a Jostens representative apologized and the company is sending a new ring within a week, Phillips posted on his official Twitter site.

If you're wondering, Denver assistant director of college scouting Adam Peters received his ring with the proper name on it.

Phillips oversaw a dominating defense that handcuffed Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50. The Broncos' defense finished atop the league in most major defensive categories.

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