Tom Brady won more Super Bowl rings than any other player in NFL history, but he doesn’t have all the bragging rights in Tampa and that’s because there is a player on the Buccaneers list who won more Super Bowl rings than Brady in the past two seasons and that player is LeSean McCoy.
Although McCoy was on the list of inactive for Tampa Bay’s 31-9 victory over Kansas City in the Super Bowl LV, he will definitely win a ring, marking the second consecutive year that the running back is on the winning side in the Super Bowl. In 2019, McCoy won his first ring in his career playing for the Chiefs. Surprisingly, he won both rings, despite the fact that he did not snap any of the two Super Bowls.
While playing on the winning team this year, McCoy joined a rare list of players who have won two consecutive Super Bowls by defeating the team they have played for. To make this list, you not only need to win ONE Super Bowl, but also sign with another team during the off-season, then go back to the Super Bowl with your new team and face the team that let you in free agency, which was what it happened to McCoy when he left the Chiefs after the 2019 season to sign with the Buccaneers.
Only three other players followed this path to win Super Bowl rings and, surprisingly, Brady was really involved in every situation.
Brandon Browner
Won Super Bowl XLVIII with Seahawks
Won the Super Bowl XLIX with Patriots, who defeated the Seahawks 28-24
Chris Long
Won the Super Bowl LI with Patriots
Won the Super Bowl LI with the Eagles, who beat the Patriots 41-33
LeGarrette Blount
Won Super Bowl LI with Patriots
Won the Super Bowl LI with the Eagles, who beat the Patriots 41-33
LeSean McCoy
Won the Super Bowl LV with Chiefs
Won the Super Bowl LV with Buccaneers, who defeated the Chiefs by 31-9
Although Brady is not on this list, he was probably more than happy to help McCoy get that second Super Bowl ring. Brady was elected MVP of the Super Bowl LV after shooting for 201 yards and three touchdowns.
As for McCoy, he didn’t play much during any of the Super Bowl competitions. During the 2019 postseason, McCoy played a total of a snap with the Chiefs. During the 2020 postseason, the running back saw its number go up slightly, as it played a total of three pressures in the playoffs (one against the Packers and two against the Saints).
Despite his two Super Bowl victories, McCoy seems to have a regret in his career: not winning a title with the Eagles. The running back was traded to Buffalo in March 2015, just two years before the Eagles won the Super Bowl.
“Winning last year was good and winning this year would also be great,” said McCoy before the Buccaneers’ victory, via Philadelphia Inquirer. “But I would have liked to have won one when I was an Eagle. I mean, that’s where I started. I feel like I sacrificed a lot at that time, when it was happening [playing well]. I didn’t get those championships as I wanted. But it is paying off now. I did all the hard work at the time and I’m getting the rewards now. When I have two rings on my finger, I will be able to remember what I did to get here. That’s how I play it in my mind. “
McCoy may no longer be a starter, but he is a magnet for the Super Bowl. Although he appears to win Super Bowls wherever he goes now, he may not attempt a third consecutive victory in 2021 and that is because the 32-year-old is considering retiring.
“If I get a second championship, with everything I have won, it could end,” said McCoy before the Buccaneers’ victory. “You never know. I will revisit this later.”
During the 2020 off-season, McCoy did not sign with the Bucs until July and if he does not retire this year, it will not be surprising if he decides to stop again a little before potentially signing with someone.