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The 10 best players in NFL history to never win a Super Bowl

By Erik Lambert

FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - JANUARY 13: Philip Rivers #17 of the Los Angeles Chargers reacts during the fourth quater in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game against the New England Patriat Gillette Stadium on January 13, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - JANUARY 13: Philip Rivers #17 of the Los Angeles Chargers reacts during the fourth quater in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game against the New England Patriat Gillette Stadium on January 13, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /
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SANTA CLARA, CA – SEPTEMBER 10: Julius Peppers #90 of the Carolina Panthers smiles during their game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on September 10, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA – SEPTEMBER 10: Julius Peppers #90 of the Carolina Panthers smiles during their game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on September 10, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

09. Julius Peppers (Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers)

Longevity is often one of the most overlooked aspects that separate the really good NFL players in history and the truly great ones. Julius Peppers was drafted in April of 2002. He went on to play 17 seasons in the league for three different franchise. He went to the Pro Bowl for all three of them, compiled 159.5 career sacks and played 176 consecutive games without missing a start to finish his run. The guy was an absolute freak of nature.

He also had the worst luck imaginable. In 2003 he and the Panthers reached the Super Bowl. There they seemed to have the upper hand on Tom Brady and the Patriots but a shanked kickoff gave New England premium field position late in the game, allowing them to drive down for the winning field goal.

In Chicago, he reached the NFC championship in 2010. There an untimely roughing the passer penalty by him and an injury to starting quarterback Jay Cutler saw the Bears lose a heartbreaker 21-14. So a few years later in 2014, he signed with Green Bay, the team that beat him. Sure enough, he got back to the NFC championship, only to lose it in even worse fashion, coughing up a 16-0 lead to lose in overtime.

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