Clark Harris of the Bengals joins Super Bowl club from Rutgers; Sebastian Joseph-Day makes his 2nd trip with Rams
Clark Harris is in the club.
The veteran Bengals snapper became the 24th former Rutgers player to be a member of a Super Bowl roster when Cincinnati rallied to defeat the Chiefs, 27-24 in overtime, in the AFC Championship Game of Sunday and qualify for Super Bowl LVI.
Harris hit a perfect snap on kicker Evan McPherson’s 31-yard winning field goal, a week after the 52-yard rookie kicker (following a snap by Harris) at the end of regulation won the division game of the AFC against the Titans. The AFC title game was Harris’ 214th played in the NFL, the most of any Scarlet Knight in school history. And now number 215 will be the Super Bowl.
Chiefs fullback Michael Burton, another Scarlet Knight, was also a candidate for his first big game trip. He had a 1-yard run in the loss.
Defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day (still on injured reserve but slated to return) then became the eighth former Rutgers player to qualify for multiple Super Bowls when the Rams beat the 49ers, 20-17, in the game NFC Championship. Niners wide player Mohamed Sanu was also trying to make his second trip.
Rutgers players on a Super Bowl roster (in chronological order of first appearance):
- Bill Pickel (Super Bowl XVIII with Raiders)
- James Jenkins (Super Bowl XXVI with Washington)
- Harry Swayne (Super Bowls XXIX with Chargers, XXXII, XXXIII with Broncos, XXXV with Ravens)
- Ray Lucas (Super Bowl XXXI with the Patriots)
- Darian Barnes (Super Bowl XXXVII with the Buccaneers)*
- Marco Battaglia (Super Bowls XXXVII with Buccaneers, XXXVIII with Panthers)
- LJ Smith (Super Bowl XXXIX with Eagles)
- Gary Brackett (Super Bowl XLI, XLIV with Colts)
- Shaun O’Hara (Super Bowl XLII with the Giants)
- Darnell Stapleton (Super Bowl XLIII with the Steelers)
- Eric Foster (Super Bowl XLIV with Colts)
- Nate Jones (Super Bowl XLVI with the Patriots)
- Alex Silvestro (Super Bowls XLVI with Patriots, XLVII with Ravens)**
- Anthony Davis (Super Bowl XLVII with 49ers)
- Ray Rice (Super Bowl XLVII with the Ravens)
- Duron Harmon (Super Bowls XLIX, LI, LII, LIII with Patriots)
- Devin McCourty (Super Bowls XLIX, LI, LII, LIII with Patriots)
- Logan Ryan (Super Bowl XLIX, LI with the Patriots)
- Tim Wright (Super Bowl XLIX with the Patriots)
- Jonathan Freeny (Super Bowl LI with the Patriots)
- Mohamed Sanu (Super Bowl LI with the Falcons)
- Sebastian Joseph-Day (Super Bowls LIII, LVI with Rams)
- Jason McCourty (Super Bowl LIII with the Patriots)
- Clark Harris (Super Bowl LVI with the Bengals)
* — finished college career at Hampton
** – replaced Tiquan Underwood on roster day before Super Bowl XLVI
Rutgers players with a Super Bowl ring (in chronological order of first win):
- Bill Pickel (Super Bowl XVIII with Raiders)
- James Jenkins (Super Bowl XXVI with Washington)
- Harry Swayne (Super Bowls XXXII, XXXIII with the Broncos, XXXV with the Ravens)
- Darian Barnes (Super Bowl XXXVII with the Buccaneers)
- Marco Battaglia (Super Bowl XXXVII with the Buccaneers)
- Gary Brackett (Super Bowl XLI with Colts)
- Shaun O’Hara (Super Bowl XLII with the Giants)
- Darnell Stapleton (Super Bowl XLIII with the Steelers)
- Brandon Bing (Super Bowl XLVI with the Giants)*
- Ray Rice (Super Bowl XLVII with the Ravens)
- Alex Silvestro (Super Bowl XLVII with the Ravens)
- Duron Harmon (Super Bowls XLIX, LI, LIII with Patriots)
- Devin McCourty (Super Bowls XLIX, LI, LIII with Patriots)
- Logan Ryan (Super Bowls XLIX, LI with Patriots)
- Tim Wright (Super Bowl XLIX with the Patriots)
- Jonathan Freeny (Super Bowl LI with the Patriots)
* — practice squad member
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James Kratch can be reached at jkratch@njadvancemedia.com.
