Barry Sanders played 159 games over nine seasons. Went 1-5 in the playoffs. Never made a Super Bowl.
Gale Sayers played seven years and Dick Butkus nine. Never even made the playoffs.
Tony Gonzalez played 17 years and went to a record-tying 14 Pro Bowls. Went 1-6 in the playoffs. And …
Never. Made. A. Super Bowl.
No wonder former Gophers and current Buccaneers rookies Tyler Johnson and Antoine Winfield Jr. set the unofficial Super Bowl video news conference tag-team record for combined number of times two guys have said, "Man, it's crazy.