Story Created:
Jan 26, 2009 at 4:11 PM EST
Story Updated:
Jan 26, 2009 at 4:20 PM EST
(NBC Sports) - What do the players who have been there remember most about being in the Super Bowl? Tom Curran and Gregg Rosenthal find out and share some of the memories.
David Fulcher, Bengals, Super Bowl XXIII
"I was walking down the tunnel and saw I saw Roger and I tried to reach out and shake hands. I figured, ‘This is the San Francisco 49ers we’re playing, I'm proud to be here to play such a good team, I was showing respect.’ Roger ignored my hand. I think Jim Gray was the sideline announcer for the game and he saw it happen. He asked me what happened between us and I said, 'He just refused my hand. But when the game starts, he’ll be seeing a whole lot of me.'"
Mike Curtis, Colts, Super Bowl III
"There was just a lot of stuff that went wrong in that game that never went wrong. Balls bouncing off guys' shoulder pads. People missing receivers, missing tackles. The plan we had was just fine. We failed to do things. It was outrageous. I was just so pissed off about it. It was all mental, not physical. And I never did come to terms with it. It’s something I never will come to terms with. We were too good a team to lose in that fashion. I’m not being negative about the Jets. We were just better than the team we lost to."
Rod Smith, Broncos, Super Bowl XXXIII
"We were warming up and we were strictly business and could see players on their team and to me, they looked just happy to be there. They were just happy and excited to get to that point. We were there on a strict business trip. We went down, game plan done, installed and we were all set. We were just focused on winning the frickin' game. Nothing else. They were excited and shocked."
Jesse Tuggle, Falcons, Super Bowl XXXIII
"I just appreciate how tough it was to get there. When you’re in the middle of trying to get there, you want it so bad because you want to be part of history. But even though we didn’t win it, you realize now how many players didn’t get the opportunity to play in the Super Bowl at all. You forget about the hurt. I remember my body being all beat up, but I don’t think about that and all the time watching tape and the meetings. Now I think about being there. You’re a part of history."
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