Author: Elizabeth Merrill

Elizabeth MerrillFeb 10, 2026, 07:00 AM ET

CloseElizabeth Merrill is a senior writer for ESPN. She previously wrote for The Kansas City Star and The Omaha World-Herald.Open Extended Reactions

FOUR MONTHS AFTER the Philadelphia Eagles lost Super Bowl LVII, Cam Jurgens glanced at the team schedule and came upon something that stopped him.

“Ring Ceremony.”

It was June 2023, and Philadelphia still wasn’t over its 38-35 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. “What the hell is the ring ceremony for?” Jurgens, then a second-year offensive lineman, muttered. “We lost.”

But it was supposed to be a nice thing. The

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Elizabeth MerrillFeb 1, 2026, 07:00 AM ET

CloseElizabeth Merrill is a senior writer for ESPN. She previously wrote for The Kansas City Star and The Omaha World-Herald.Open Extended Reactions

THE LAST SUPER BOWL halftime show for Up with People featured a dizzying array of pastel clothes, tinsel tambourines and perpetual smiles. The group cut loose with a daring Bruce Springsteen/Huey Lewis/Stevie Wonder/Kenny Loggins cover medley.

Jill Johnson has no regrets. She was young and far away from her home in Mallard, Iowa, and its sign that reads “We’re Friendly Ducks.” It was the 1980s.

Collar stretched high and blazer sleeves rolled up, Johnson tickled

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