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By David Gardner / Yahoo Sports
The sterling silver Lombardi trophy shone for a few moments on that February night before it was wheeled through and caressed by a crowd of Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints. It was passed from CBS’ Jim Nantz to team owner Tom Benson, from coach Sean Payton to MVP Drew Brees(notes).
In the postgame locker room, players took turns hugging it, touching it, kissing it. Payton even slept with it for the hour and a half he ended up in bed that night. The trophy was the star of the Saints’ victory parade, and a week later, it made five passes through Mardi Gras.
The trophy has gotten better access than some Saints do at certain places – it’s been on stage and backstage with Kenny Chesney, Pat Green and Better than Ezra. It’s also been in hole-in-the-wall restaurants and dive bars, where people crowded in front of old TVs to cheer together on that February night. Now, it’s on a tour of Louisiana so that no one has to drive too far to get a picture with the state’s biggest celebrity.
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