Chiefs OL Joe Thuney grateful entering his sixth Super Bowl

NEW ORLEANS — It’s a popular trivia question, with an answer most people can reason their way into: Which player has made the most Super Bowl appearances?The answer, for those with short attention spans, is former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, who played in an astonishing 10 Super Bowls.You might be unsurprised to learn that one of Brady’s former teammates is tied for second place with six appearances. Kicker Stephen Gostkowski participated in six of the nine Super Bowls Brady piloted in New England.The player tied with Gostkowski is a slightly deeper pull, former Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos defensive lineman Mike Lodish. Lodish played in and lost four straight Super Bowls to begin his career with the Bills before breaking through with wins with the Broncos in 1997-98.Those are the top three, but they’re set to welcome another member to the six-timers club Sunday when the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX.Chiefs offensive lineman Joe Thuney, who began his career with three straight Super Bowl appearances in New England playing with Brady, has now appeared in five, thanks to another two with Kansas City the last two years.Sunday will make six.”I feel very fortunate being on the teams I’ve been on, and playing with the players I’ve played with,” Thuney said. “I’ve just tried to do my part in those situations on those teams.”Thuney, 32, is listed as a guard, but he has seen significant time at left tackle of late, sliding into the spot in Week 15 to solidify an area that had become a trouble spot for the Chiefs.

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