Bettis says he lost $67,050 in jewelry

Steelers RB thinks he misplaced Rolex, diamond-studded gold bracelet

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updated 1:24 p.m. ET March 10, 2006

PONTIAC, Mich. - Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis says he lost $67,050 worth of jewelry while he was in Michigan for the Super Bowl.

The player known as "The Bus'' said he believes he misplaced a Rolex watch and diamond-studded gold bracelet at the Pontiac Silverdome while practicing for the Feb. 5 game at Ford Field in Detroit. The Steelers beat the Seattle Seahawks, 21-10.

After returning to Pittsburgh, Bettis discovered that he was missing the $31,100 Rolex and $35,950 bracelet, The Detroit News reported Friday. The Steelers stayed and practiced in Pontiac before the game.

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"It's being reported as lost property, so it's technically not a crime,'' said Pontiac police Capt. Wendy Keelty-Reyes. "We just got the report ... but we're going to do whatever we can to help recover the stuff for him.''

Bettis, 34, was raised in Detroit.

A lost property report filed Thursday from Pittsburgh said that Bettis believes he removed the jewelry and placed it on the top shelf of his unsecured locker in a pregame practice. He later discovered he was not wearing the pieces and assumed that Steelers personnel had collected and packed them, the newspaper said.

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Silverdome security chief John Kissick said he worked during the week of Super Bowl practice and said the NFL also had a security team in place. The practices were closed to the public.