Veteran running back LeSean McCoy recorded thousands of snaps throughout his stints in Philadelphia and Buffalo, earning numerous Pro Bowl selections and carrying his team on his back more often than not. However, in six years as an Eagle and four years as a Bill, his fingers were left ringless despite four postseason berths in that span.
With the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers the past two seasons, it's been a different story. His role diminished from a star bell cow running back to a somewhat effective starter with the Chiefs in 2019 to a practically non-existent entity on the field in 2020 with the Bucs. And yet he came away from both of those seasons with a Super Bowl ring.
What's more is that he was inactive in Super Bowl LIV, when the Chiefs defeated the 49ers, and he may as well have been in Super Bowl LV on Sunday. He didn't play a single snap in either contest. No snaps, no yards, no touches... and two rings.
However, if the performances of Leonard Fournette (20 touches, 135 total yards, 1 touchdown) and Ronald Jones (12 carries, 61) — especially that of the former, who went on a tear this postseason — were any indication, McCoy's influence and leadership played a significant role even if it wasn't directly felt on the field.
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During his Super Bowl press conference, McCoy said that he wished he had won a championship when he was on the Eagles, seeing as he started there and Philly is close to his hometown of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He has also previously mentioned that he wants to retire as a Philadelphia Eagle.
If he does end up in Philly for 2021, I wouldn't be betting too much money that he'd win his third consecutive Super Bowl, but his feat of winning two in a row is impressive enough... or is it, without him playing any snaps? That's up for you to decide.
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