Joe and Jennifer Montana must already have their tickets to the Seattle Seahawks-San Francisco 49ers NFC Championship Game.
USA TODAY Sports' For the Win reported Wednesday night that the wife of the Hall of Fame 49ers quarterback is working with Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch for charity.
Jennifer Montana, a jewelry designer, has created a "Beast Mode" key necklace, and part of the proceeds from the sale of the necklaces will benefit Lynch's Fam 1st Family Foundation.
According to For the Win, Lynch is a native of Oakland, Calif., and has formed a close friendship with the Montanas through his charity work. He and his cousin, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Josh Johnson, are the co-founders of Fam 1st.
"Marshawn is not only a personal friend, but has been a philanthropic inspiration of mine for several years now," Jennifer Montana said in a media release. "He and his cousin Josh have done an extraordinary job in raising awareness and funds for FAM 1st."
The necklace is being sold for $124 on jennifermontanadesign.com, and 80 percent of the profit from each sale will be split between Fam 1st Family Foundation and the Four Rings, Montana Family Foundation.
"The Montana's, like Josh and me, share a deep dedication to children, the Bay Area, Oakland, football and philanthropy," Lynch said in a statement. "We were fired up and grateful when Jennifer approached us with the idea of the Beast Mode Key necklace that would benefit FAM 1st."
It's the second act of charity that has taken place between San Francisco and Seattle since the playoffs began. Fans from both cities raised $50,000 for children's hospitals in the opposing city.
That occurred days before the teams advanced to the NFC title game and the Seahawks ticket office denied the purchase of any tickets to fans with credit-card addresses in any of 43 states, most notably California, according to a Sports World News report.
San Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh praised the Seahawks ticket office's creativity, Sports World News also reported.
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