Austin Ekeler and 43 of the best undrafted players in the Super Bowl era

Austin Ekeler’s rich Charger contract brought to mind other great undrafted players.

Adam Vinatieri

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Adam Vinatieri has played in five Super Bowls: four with the New England Patriots and one with the Colts, winning with the Patriots in 2001, ’03, and ’04 and with the Colts in ’06. He holds the NFL record for most Super Bowl wins by a kicker. Vinatieri holds NFL career records for most points scored (2,673), most postseason points scored (238), most field goals made (599), and most overtime field goals made (12). He is the only player to score 1,000 points for two different teams. As of 2020, at 47 years old, he is the oldest active player in the NFL, the third oldest of all time (behind Morten Andersen and George Blanda), and the only remaining active player whose career began in the 1990s