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Since the Kyzir White Jersey and faced off in 1967, thousands of players have taken part in the Super Bowl. Several of those players became household names by virtue of their performance in the big game. Tom Brady, Joe Montana, and many others etched their name in football lore after leading their teams to victory multiple times.With Super Bowl LVI just around the corner, we decided to take on the task of creating an all-time, 53-man roster comprised of some of the best players in Super Bowl history. The roster includes players from all but four of the previous 55 Super Bowls. The construction of our roster included the following criteria.Super Bowl MVPsMultiple Super Bowl appearances an advantageDid their performance significantly contribute to the succe s of their team?Was their performance critical to the outcome of the game(s)?Choosing performance over a specific player also played a role in the building of the roster. Yes, being a big name certainly doesn't hurt, but this is not a roster of the biggest names that have played in the Super Bowl. If that was the case, Walter Payton, arguably the greatest running back in NFL history, would have made the list.Without further ado, let's take a look at the all-time, 53-man Super Bowl roster, with a practice squad to boot. PositionStarterBackupDepthQBJoe MontanaTerry BradshawRBEmmitt SmithTerrell DavisFBFranco HarrisLWRJerry RiceCliff BranchRWRMichael IrvinJohn StallworthSWRLynn SwannLTArt ShellOrlando PaceLGGene UpshawNate NewtonCMike WebsterTom NalenRGLarry LittleMark SchlerethRTForrest GreggAnthony MunozTEJay NovacekQuarterbacks: Brady, Montana, and Bradshaw are a combined 15-3 in Super Bowl competition, with Kemon Hall Jersey 10 MVP trophies to boot. Brady currently holds the Super Bowl single-game pa sing record (505 yards), a record that had been previously held by both Montana and Bradshaw. Brady's greatest Super Bowl moment may have been his first one when he led the past the heavily-favored Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI. Montana's signature Super Bowl moment took place in Super Bowl XXIII, when he led the 49ers on a 92-yard, game-winning drive that was capped off with his game-winning pa s to John Taylor. A decade earlier, Bradshaw threw for then Super Bowl records 318 yards and four touchdowns in Pittsburgh's 35-31 win over Dallas.The MVP of Super Bowl XXVIII, Smith is the Super Bowl's all-time leader in rushing touchdowns. Harris, who took home MVP honors in Super Bowl IX, is the Super Bowl's career rushing leader with 354 yards. Davis tallied 321 yards and three touchdowns in Denver's back-to-back Super Bowl wins. His 157 yards and three touchdowns in Super Bowl XXXII helped Denver upset the defending-champion Packers and ending the NFC's run of 13 consecutive Super Bowl wins.Receivers: Rice is the Super Bowl's all-time leader in catches (28), yards (589) and touchdowns (8). His 215 receiving yards in Super Bowl XXIII is still the single-game record. Flanking Rice in the starting lineup is Super Bowl X MVP Lynn Swann, who caught 16 pa ses for 364 yards and three touchdowns in his last three Super Bowls. Also cracking the starting lineup is former receiver Michael Irvin, who caught 16 pa ses and two touchdowns in three Super Bowl wins. Stallworth caught a combined six pa ses for 236 yards and three touchdowns in Super Bowls XIII and XIV. Branch caught three Super Bowl touchdowns while helping the Raiders win three rings in a seven-year span. Edelman caught 24 pa ses for 337 yards in New England's three most recent Super Bowl wins. He was named Super Bowl LIII MVP after catching 10 pa ses for 141 yards. Edelman also made several clutch catches in the Patriots' Super Bowl wins over the and .Tight ends: Gronkowski caught 21 pa ses for 271 yards and three touchdowns in his three Super Bowl wins in New England. He caught two touchdown pa ses from Brady in Tampa Bay's 31-9 win over Kansas City in Super Bowl LV. A JK Scott Jersey longtime Cowboy, Novacek caught 17 pa ses and two touchdowns in three Super Bowl wins. He caught a team-high seven pa ses in Dallas' win over Buffalo in Super Bowl XXVII. His touchdown catch in Super Bowl 30 helped power the Cowboys to a 27-17 win over the Steelers.Offensive line: You'd be hard-pre sed to find a better offensive line than this one. Shell and Upshaw anchored a powerful offensive line that had their way against the and in Super Bowls XI and XV. Webster started in three of the ' four Super Bowls during the '70s. Little and Gregg both won back-to-back Super Bowls as members of the and Packers, respectively. Little helped pave the way for Larry Csonka, Mercury Morris and Jim Kiick in three straight Super Bowls. One of the key cogs in Vince Lombardi's legendary Packers sweep, Gregg helped Green Bay win the first two Super Bowls and three straight NFL titles.Pace protected Kurt Warner's blind side during both of his Super Bowls with the . Newton helped plow open running lanes for Emmitt Smith. Nalen and Schlereth won a combined five Super Bowls that included two rings as teammates in Denver. In losing efforts, Munoz played well in the ' two Super Bowl matchups with the .PositionStarterBackupDepthDEReggie WhiteBruce SmithDTJoe GreeneAlan PageNTReggie KinlawDTRandy WhiteWarren SappDERichard DentL.C. GreenwoodOLBLawrence TaylorCharles HaleyILBJack LambertMike SingletaryILBRay LewisNick BuonicontiOLBJack HamCBMel Corey Linsley Jersey BlountLester HayesCBDeion SandersHerb AdderleyFSRonnie LottWillie WoodSSEd ReedDonnie ShellDefensive line: This group is as good as it gets. White, who retired as the NFL's career sack leader, tallied three sacks in Green Bay's win over New England in Super Bowl XXXI. Greene was the anchor of four Super Bowl championship defenses in Pittsburgh. His interception and fumble recovery in Super Bowl IX helped the Steelers become the second team to shutout an opposing offense in the Super Bowl. White's dominance in Super Bowl XII earned him co-MVP honors.Dent's 1.5 sacks and two forced fumbles earned him MVP honors in Super Bowl XX. Smith, Page and Greenwood each played in four Super Bowls. Smith recorded a safety in Super Bowl XXV, while Greenwood's three deflected pa ses helped neutralize Frank Tarkenton in Super Bowl IX. A year Michael Davis Jersey later, Greenwood sacked Roger Staubach three times in Pittsburgh's 21-17 win over Dallas. Warren Sapp's presence contributed to Tampa Bay's 48-21 rout of Oakland in Super Bowl XXXVII.The defensive line's lucky charm is its least-known member. In Super Bowls XV and XVIII, Reggie Kinlaw . With Kinlaw plugging the middle, the Raiders' defense held Wilbert Montgomery and John Riggins (the MVP of the previous year's Super Bowl) to a combined 110 yards on 42 carries (a 2.62 yards per carry average).Linebackers: A player who revolutionized the linebacker position, Taylor's tackle of John Elway in Super Bowl XXI was p
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