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Winning a Super Bowl is a team thing. It’s a 53-man roster loaded with dozens of coaches and many front office employees.
But when it comes to Super Bowl champions, only the stars get credit. Think of the New England Patriots dynasty – you only hear Tom Brady’s name. Think of the Seattle Seahawks – you only think of Russell Wilson and Richard Sherman.
Because stars earn the attention, some of these notable players quietly celebrated a Super Bowl championship. So quietly, in fact, that you probably didn’t notice. Today we take a look at 10 players you didn’t know won a Super Bowl.
10. Jim Sorgi
Sorgi had one of the easiest jobs in NFL history, holding Peyton Manning’s clipboard. He was on the Colts from 2004 to 2009, and won Super Bowl 41 as Manning’s backup.
In his career, Sorgi threw for 929 yards, six touchdowns and one interception. He last played in 2008 – a meaningless game against the Tennessee Titans that saw Sorgi toss 178 yards and no touchdowns.
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It’s sure nice being a backup to a great quarterback.
9. Dan Klecko
What if we told you this little-known player had three Super Bowl rings?
Klecko won a pair with the New England Patriots before joining their arch rivals, the Indianapolis Colts, in 2006. Klecko caught a touchdown in the 2006 AFC Championship Game against his old team, too.
In a career that lasted from 2003 to 2010, Klecko managed to win three championships. That’s pretty freaking impressive – and you probably had no clue about any one of them.
8. Tarvaris Jackson
You probably remember him as one of the better backups all those years with the Minnesota Vikings. Jackson’s dual threat ability landed him a two-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks, only to see him get traded to the Buffalo Bills a year later.
Jackson then re-joined the Seahawks in 2013, and won Super Bowl 48 as Russell Wilson’s backup. That year, of course, Jackson completed 10 passes for 151 yards and one touchdown while adding one whole rushing yard and another rushing touchdown.
So yeah, he did put in some work to win that ring.
7. Dan Campbell
Campbell was a young interim head coach for the Miami Dolphins in 2015, taking over for Joe Philbin at the young age of 39. He is now an assistant coach with the New Orleans Saints.
You probably didn’t know Campbell is quite familiar with the Saints organization, as he was on their Super Bowl 44 championship team. Campbell didn’t play all season with an MCL injury, but stayed on the roster and was awarded a ring.
He would retire in 2009, going out on top.
6. Mark Brunell
The name rings a bell, doesn’t it? Brunell was a three-time Pro Bowler as the Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback.
Brunell led the NFL in passing yards during the 1996 season and finished with 184 career touchdowns and 32,072 passing yards. He spent most of his career in Jacksonville, but never won a Super Bowl there.
Not to worry. He was Drew Brees backup in the 2009 season, winning Super Bowl 44!
5. Tyrod Taylor
Taylor had two solid outings as the Buffalo Bills quarterback, tossing 37 touchdowns and just 12 interceptions in two seasons as a starter. He also rushed for 1,148 yards.
Perhaps you don’t think he’s capable of leading his team to a Super Bowl, but Taylor was Joe Flacco’s backup during the 2012 season – when the Baltimore Ravens won Super Bowl 47.
Taylor threw for 179 yards and one interception that season. Not exactly great, but we suppose he earned his championship…in a way.
4. Jason Garrett
Garrett has been the Cowboys head coach since the middle of the 2010 season, and has one playoff win to show for it. Safe to say, he’s not exactly a great playoff coach. But Garrett was Troy Aikman’s backup during the Cowboys’ dynasty of the 90s.
Garrett was on the Cowboys’ 1993 and 1995 championship teams. Not bad for a guy who had 11 career touchdown passes and five interceptions.
3. Brian Griese
Griese kind of failed to rise out of John Elway’s shadow after the Denver Broncos legend retired with back-to-back championships.
But Griese was a solid starter for a few years, and it’s hard to blame him for not doing much on those miserable Bears and Buccaneers teams.
He was criticized a lot in his career, but he was also on the 1998 Broncos team that won the Super Bowl. Now you probably feel bad for mocking him all those years.
2. David Carr
The Houston Texans took Carr with the first-overall pick in the 2002 Draft. But he’s widely recognized as one of the greatest busts ever. Carr finished with just 65 career touchdowns and 71 interceptions.
His tough journey through the NFL was worth it, though. Carr backed up Eli Manning during the 2011 New York Giants’ magical run to Super Bowl 46. Though Carr didn’t throw a pass all season, he got to watch Manning lead the G-Men to their second Super Bowl in five seasons.
He may be a bust, but we saw some great quarterbacks who never won the Super Bowl. Carr accomplished something most NFLers don’t.
1. Jeff Fisher
Fisher was the mockery of NFL head coaches – a guy who couldn’t get fired despite never winning more than seven games in five seasons as the Rams’ head coach. He also had just two winning seasons in his final seven years as the Tennessee Titans head coach.
Nonetheless, he was part of the legendary 1985 Chicago Bears team that won the Super Bowl. Not bad for a seventh-round defensive back.
So next time you question his tenures in Tennessee and St. Louis slash Los Angeles, keep in mind he won a Super Bowl. Respect him.
What other NFL players have Super Bowl rings that most people don’t know about?
