3. Dan Neil
Drafted: 1997, 67th overall by the Denver Broncos Career: 1997-2004
Super Bowl Appearances: XXXII, XXXIII Ring: Yes, both
Neil played out his entire career in the orange and blue, and came at just the right time. Denver won consecutive Super Bowls in Neil’s first two seasons on the team.
As a rookie, he did not play in Super Bowl XXXII, but he started in his second season, where he witnessed history at the close of Elway’s dreamlike NFL career in Super Bowl XXXIII.
As most of his team retired around him, Neil became the anchor of the offensive line, protecting a young Brian Griese, and remaining loyal to a team that experienced a backwards slide after the greatness that was 1997-1998.
After his 2004 retirement, he expanded his horizons to include a 2010 Republican bid for a Texas House seat, and hosting “The Morning Rush” in his home town of Austin, Texas.
