The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are Super Bowl LV champions. Two South Carolina Gamecocks will lift the Lombardi Trophy. Kicker Ryan Succop went from 4 to 4 in attempts for extra points and had a 52 yard field goal in the third quarter. Defensive Rookie tackle Kobe Smith not dressed for the game, but is on the Tampa Bay training team.
Succop, the final choice of the 2009 NFL Draft (choose No. 256), is in its 12th NFL season and for the first time with the Buccaneers. It was signed in the preseason. Entering the 2020 season, he had connected in 236 of his 287 field goal attempts in his career, a success rate of 82.2%, as well as 338 out of 248 attempts for extra points. In the regular season of 2020, he had 28 out of 31 in field goals and 52 out of 57 in attempts for extra points.
CHAMPS !!!
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Kansas City defensive quarterbacks Rashad Fenton and Chris Lammons dressed for the game, but recorded no statistics.
In five of the past six years, South Carolina has had at least one ex-player who played and won a Super Bowl:
Darian Stewart – Denver, 2016
Alshon Jeffery – Philadelphia, 2018
Stephon Gilmore – New England, 2019
Rashad Fenton – Kansas City, 2020
Ryan Succop – Tampa Bay, 2021
According to Gamecocks football statistics and information, 17 former Gamecocks won a Super Bowl when they entered the 55th game:
Dan Reeves – Dallas, 1972
Jay Saldi – Dallas, 1978
Steve Courson – Pittsburgh, 1979 and 1980
Max Runager – San Francisco, 1985
George Rogers – Washington, 1988
Brad Edwards – Washington, 1992
Robert Brooks – Green Bay, 1997
Duce Staley – Pittsburgh, 2006 (Philadelphia, 2018 – RB coach)
Anthony Wright – NY Giants, 2008
Jamar Nesbit – New Orleans, 2010
Emanuel Cook – Baltimore, 2013
Lemuel Jeanpierre – Seattle, 2014
Sidney Rice – Seattle, 2014
Darian Stewart – Denver, 2016
Alshon Jeffery – Philadelphia, 2018
Stephon Gilmore – New England, 2019
Rashad Fenton – Kansas City, 2020
* List the scores ONLY on the active list or injured reserve, NOT on the training team
ELIMINATED FROM THE ELIMINATES OF 2020
Seattle right tackle Brandon Shell
Defensive end of Tennessee Jadeveon Clowney (out for the season due to injury)
Defensive tackle of Indianapolis Taylor Stallworth
Clevelandight end Kyle Markway
New Orleans Tight End Jared Cook
New Orleans Security DJ Swearinger
Kansas City Corner Rashad Fenton
Corner of the city of Kanas Chris Lammons
Below are more details on Gamecocks in the NFL, including post-season and regular season results. 2019 career experience notes and statistics accompany the weekly results. Players are listed in order of experience (veterans to novices). If you are accessing this Proving Grounds Plan message board story, click on the link below to read the full article.