Super Bowl MVP one-hit wonders
BY JASON CROSS - FAN FUEL BLOGGER
A Super Bowl MVP brings to mind players like Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, and John Elway. Great players who have seemed to rise to the occasion and were then immortalized by receiving an award meant to show just how important they were in history. For current players like Peyton Manning and Tom Brady, their MVP awards seemed to be just another milestone in otherwise Hall of Fame careers.
However, there have been times when the Super Bowl MVP award was not given to anyone great at all; just a lucky player who had a good game thus making that victory celebration trip to Disneyland the official end of the line. Here are three of those players.
Have your say: Do you have a great idea for a blog and want to write for Fan Fuel? Email us here. | Game-changing Super Bowl plays
1. Deion Branch
Last time around, Deion Branch tied a Super Bowl record with 11 catches for 133 yards. Indeed Branch had a great game, but afterward the wide receiver for the New England Patriots never really became anything beyond a mediocre second option in Tom Brady's offence.
Hoping to repeat his MVP performance in Super Bowl XXXIX this Sunday, Deion has his work cut out for him. This time around, he's a third option behind Wes Welker and Rob Gronkowski which makes it even harder for him to get a ball. Still, at least he has the opportunity to go out there and show everyone he's more than a one shot wonder.
2. Dexter Jackson:
Thanks to fan voting, Dexter Jackson walked home with an MVP award instead of pro-bowler Simeon Rice. Due to a respectable defensive performance, the fourth year safety saw his career pinnacle with an MVP award in Super Bowl XXXVII as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. And then? Nothing.
Within the following five years Jackson had stops in Arizona, Cincinnati, and a return to Tampa Bay. When he was done racking up air miles he found himself playing in the United Football League and is now playing for the Virginia Destroyers of the UFL.
3. Larry Brown:
After becoming the first cornerback to win a Super Bowl MVP in 23 years, Larry Brown used the publicity he received to sign a substantial contract with the Oakland Raiders. He fooled them. Cut after just 12 games that same season, Larry found himself slithering back to the Dallas Cowboys hoping to relive past glory. This was not the case.
The Super Bowl MVP is always a gamble. Sometimes a legendary player shows exactly why he is so highly regarded and is rewarded, and the other times? A regular guy just has an irregular game. With going out on a high note being a dream that everyone would love, maybe some bold sophomore may have a great game and call it quits before he becomes the "Lucky Larry."
Related read:
More Football: Our favourite Super Bowl commercials
Want to write for us? Email us at fanfuel@sportsnet.ca and follow us on twitter @SN_FanFuel
Fan Fuel is a blog with content supplied entirely by our passionate sports fans, plucked from our own Communities to write about the sports, teams and players that matter most to them.
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed by the Fan Fuel bloggers and those providing comments are theirs alone and do not reflect the opinions of Sportsnet, its parent, affiliated companies or any employee thereof. Sportsnet is not responsible for the accuracy of any information supplied by the Fan Fuel bloggers. See Sportsnet terms of use.
