Despite the fact that Champ Bailey spent his high school and collegiate days in the state of Georgia, he was born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, making him the greatest NFL player from the Bluegrass State thus far. His official government name is Roland, but he's been known as Champ since his childhood and there's a reason why. During his collegiate days at the University of Georgia, Bailey wasn't just known for his shut down corner ability, he also was an offensive threat racking up 744 yards and five touchdowns from 1996-98.
In the 1999 NFL Draft, Bailey selected 7th overall by the Washington Redskins where he studied under the tutalige of Darrell Green. Unfortunately, things didn't work out in DC so, Bailey was shipped off to the Denver Broncos where he became one of the best shut down corners of all time. In fifteen NFL seasons Bailey racked up a total of 908 tackles, 52 interceptions, holds the record for passes defended with 203. After being selected for the the Pro-Bowl twelve times, the most for any cornerback, he was selected for Football Hall of Fame honors this year and deservingly so.
In the US, the average spent on an engagement ring is $6,351 but how do these figures compare with our favorite celebrities? The answer: they don't. As the diamonds increase in size, obviously the price tag appreciates handsomely. Well, we've compiled a list of some of the most expensive celebrity engagement rings.
This list would be nothing without Kim Kardashian's rock from Kanye, which clocked in at around a cool $4 million when he presented it to her at his stadium proposal in October 2013. Unfortunately, though, the 15-carat sparkler was among the jewelry stolen during Kim's infamous Paris robbery in 2016.
Jennifer Lopez's husband Alex Rodriguez popped the question to the singer, and he really had to step it up to outshine her previous engagement rings—and wow, did he deliver. The baseball star proposed with a reported 15-20 carat emerald cut stunner set on a platinum band that was estimated at $5 million. It's getting harder and harder not to be fooled by the rocks she's got...
It should come as no surprise that Beyonce herself totes one of the world's highest-valued diamonds. Weighing in at 24 carats, Jay reportedly paid around $5 million (now worth $6,047,013) for Bey's flashy emerald-cut ring back in 2008.
Anna Kournikova's relationship Latin music artist Enrique Iglesias since the early '00s has been one of the most lowkey celebrity relationships to date. That is with the exception of her $5,400,000 engagement ring that made headlines in 2004. Now, worth a whopping $7,443,596, the giant yellow stunner was spotted on Kournikova even during her tennis matches. (Pssst! It's rumored she got two rings from Iglesias. Prior to this, she sported an equally giant pink pear-shaped ring.)
Clocking in as the most expensive celebrity engagement ring, Mariah Carey's 35-carat bling from ex-fiancé James Packer reportedly cost a cool $10 million. And the "Obsessed" singer seemed to be a bit, well, obsessed with the jewel. She continued to wear the ring over a year post-breakup, and didn't part ways with the bauble until May 2018, selling it to a Los Angeles jeweler for $2.1 million.