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30 greatest players to never win a Super Bowl

By Russell S. Baxter

TAMPA BAY, FL - OCTOBER 2, 1994: Barry Sanders
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IRVING, : Minnesota Vikings receiver Randy Moss (C) celebrates his 51 yard touchdown reception on the fourth play of the game versus the Dallas Cowboys at Texas Stadium in Irving, TX, 26 November. At left is teammate Robert Smith. AFP PHOTO/PAUL BUCK (Photo credit should read PAUL BUCK/AFP/Getty Images)
IRVING, : Minnesota Vikings receiver Randy Moss (C) celebrates his 51 yard touchdown reception on the fourth play of the game versus the Dallas Cowboys at Texas Stadium in Irving, TX, 26 November. At left is teammate Robert Smith. AFP PHOTO/PAUL BUCK (Photo credit should read PAUL BUCK/AFP/Getty Images) /

7. Randy Moss, WR, Minnesota Vikings/New England Patriots

From the get-go, wide receiver Randy Moss was an electrifying superstar who burst onto the scene in 1998 with the Minnesota Vikings. During his rookie campaign, the controversial first-round pick from Marshall University was part of one of the highest-scoring teams in NFL history. He pulled down a rookie record 17 touchdown receptions and Dennis Green’s team would finish with the best record in the league at 15-1.

A Super Bowl appearance appeared to be in the cards but the club would lose at home in overtime to the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship Game. Two years later, the Vikings would once again fall one victory short of reaching the Big Game with a loss to the New York Giants.

Eventually Moss would find himself with the Oakland Raiders. Then in 2007, he was traded to the New England Patriots. Bill Belichick’s team would finish 16-0 and were within minutes of running the complete table after Moss caught a TD pass late in Super Bowl XLII. But the Giants would rally for a 17-14 win. The gifted wideout would wind up on the move again, making several stops and somehow made his way to the 49ers in 2012. San Francisco would fall to the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII, 34-31.

It was a close but no cigar career for a player who is currently a semifinalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2018. He finished his career with 982 receptions. Those were good for 15,292 yards (third in NFL history) and 156 scores – second only to Jerry Rice’s total of 197.

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