Tony Romo and the 5 NFL Players Least Likely to Ever Win a Championship

For a variety of reasons, a number of big-name NFL players won't likely join their respective teams in enjoying a Super Bowl victory.

Assuming the following five players start with their current teams for the duration of their careers (quite an assumption, I am aware), they won't be hoisting the Lombardi Trophy in the foreseeable future.

Quarterback Tony Romo

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo might be the team's single reason why a Super Bowl championship will elude the team while he's at the helm.

Coming off a gutsy Week 2 contest in which he returned to the game with a broken rib and punctured lung to lead his team to an overtime victory against the San Francisco 49ers, he stumbled against the Washington Redskins.

While his team won that game, he threw no touchdowns and was frustrated by offensive errors and his lingering chest pain.

In Week 4, however, Romo had no such excuses. He singlehandedly lost the game for his team, throwing two pick-sixes and blowing a 27-3 halftime lead only to lose 34-30 ,with three touchdowns and three interceptions to his name.

Romo can't come through in the clutch—at least, not consistently. It's hard to imagine him leading the Cowboys to playoff victories, let alone a Super Bowl championship, with his level of inconsistency.

Running Back Adrian Peterson

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson will never win a Super Bowl with his current team, but that's not his fault.

The Vikings have been plagued by a rotating cast of coaches and quarterbacks during Peterson's tenure with the team, and the running back has been the only consistently dominant player on the team's offense.

While he may retire as one of the greatest running backs of all time, his contributions to the Vikings won't likely be enough to take the team to the title game. His only shot at a championship ring would have to come as a member of another team.

Running Back Chris Johnson

The same goes for Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson, though he is certainly not as dominant a player as Peterson.

The Titans have shown flashes of brilliance in the years that Johnson has been with the team, but they've been stymied either by their own failure to finish games or by being part of an AFC South division that has been under Peyton Manning's Colts' thumb until this season.

Now they are up against a surging Houston Texans team that will likely keep the Titans out of the playoff hunt this season.

Johnson's four-year extension might keep him with the team until retirement. That—and his slumping production—will keep him from being part of a championship team in his career.

Quarterback Michael Vick

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick may be the most explosive player in the league, but that doesn't pave the way for a Super Bowl title.

While the Eagles tried to assemble a team this offseason that was practically a shoo-in for a championship year, their 1-3 start says an entirely different story.

Not all of this is on Vick's head either. Vick, who poses a threat both running and passing, is built to make the risky play. However, if the rest of his team—and head coach Andy Reid—aren't on the same page, all the headline-making plays in the world won't lead the team to wins, let alone the playoffs.

As an Eagle, surrounded by a weak offensive line and a defense that's way better on paper than in reality, his odds of winning a Super Bowl dwindle away with every loss.

Add to this a coach who built up a Week 4 lead against the San Francisco 49ers by throwing the ball 46 times and then giving it up by running the ball 20 times, losing 24-23, and Vick's chances might be doomed already.

Running Back Maurice Jones-Drew

Much like Adrian Peterson, Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew has been hamstrung by an otherwise inconsistent-at-best Jacksonville team. He's practically been the definition of the Jaguars offense since joining the team in 2006.

While he's certainly deserving of championship-level accolades, as long as he remains a Jaguar, it doesn't look like he will be part of a Super Bowl victory in his career.

Luckily for him, though, that lack of a Lombardi Trophy cannot be blamed on his quality of play. In terms of consistency, the Jaguars should feel lucky to have a back such as him on their team. In terms of winning titles, however, Jones-Drew must certainly wish he'd wound up on another squad.