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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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Junior Seau #8, Linebacker for the San Diego Chargers has a stars and stripes sticker placed on his helmet following the terrorist attacks on New York during the National Football Conference East game against the Dallas Cowboys on 23 September 2001 at theTexas Stadium, Irving, Texas, United States. The Chargers won the game 32 – 21. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
Junior Seau #8, Linebacker for the San Diego Chargers has a stars and stripes sticker placed on his helmet following the terrorist attacks on New York during the National Football Conference East game against the Dallas Cowboys on 23 September 2001 at theTexas Stadium, Irving, Texas, United States. The Chargers won the game 32 – 21. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

08. Junior Seau (Chargers, Dolphins, and Patriots)

These days when most people think about the name Junior Seau, they only remember the tragedy of his death when he committed suicide. It’s such a shame because that overshadows how brilliant he was as a player. It could easily be argued he was the greatest outside linebacker of his generation throughout the 1990s and into the 2000s. He amassed 1,846 tackles, 58.5 sacks, 18 interceptions, and was a six-time All-Pro.

Yet when it came to getting that elusive ring, he had some of the worst luck imaginable. During his peak years with the Chargers, he made it to the big game in 1994. Unfortunately, he ran into a runaway freight train that was the San Francisco 49ers that year, who hung 49 points on his defense. It would then take him another 13 years for him to get back as part of the 2007 undefeated Patriots team.

That should’ve been his crowning moment. Then Eli Manning and David Tyree ruined the coronation with the now iconic “Helmet Catch.” The vision of him lying face down on the field after the defeat still rouses strong emotions to this day.

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