Winning one Super Bowl is the goal for every NFL player. Winning multiple puts a player in a category shared by fewer than 40 people in league history. Tom Brady holds the record with seven rings. Charles Haley is second with five. After that, 34 players share the mark of four.

Here is the full breakdown of NFL players with the most Super Bowl rings, the stats behind their championship runs, and the dynasties that made it possible.

Tom Brady: 7 Super Bowl Rings

Tom Brady holds the record for the most Super Bowl rings by any player in NFL history. He won six with the New England Patriots and one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Brady was drafted 199th overall in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He became the Patriots’ starter in 2001 after Drew Bledsoe went down with an injury. He never gave the job back.

His seven Super Bowl wins came in the following seasons: 2001, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2016, 2018 (all with New England) and 2020 (with Tampa Bay).

Brady’s Super Bowl Stats

Brady holds every Super Bowl passing record. Across 10 career appearances, he completed 277 of 421 passes for 3,039 yards with 21 touchdowns and six interceptions. He won five Super Bowl MVP awards — more than any other player.

His single-game records include 62 pass attempts, 43 completions, and 505 passing yards, all set in Super Bowl LI and LII. In Super Bowl LI against the Atlanta Falcons, Brady led the Patriots back from a 28-3 deficit in the third quarter to win 34-28 in overtime. It was the first overtime game in Super Bowl history.

Brady retired after the 2022 season as the NFL’s all-time leader in passing yards (89,214) and touchdown passes (649). He was a three-time NFL MVP, 15-time Pro Bowl selection, and three-time First-Team All-Pro.

His seven rings are more than any single NFL franchise has won.

Charles Haley: 5 Super Bowl Rings

Charles Haley is the only other player in NFL history to win more than four Super Bowls. He earned five rings across two franchises — two with the San Francisco 49ers and three with the Dallas Cowboys.

Haley won his first two rings with the 49ers after the 1988 and 1989 seasons. The 49ers traded him to Dallas in 1992. He then won three more championships with the Cowboys after the 1992, 1993, and 1995 seasons.

Haley’s Career Stats

Haley recorded 100.5 sacks over his 13-year career. He was a five-time Pro Bowl selection, two-time First-Team All-Pro, and two-time NFC Defensive Player of the Year (1990, 1994). He led the 49ers in sacks in each of his first six seasons and posted six double-digit sack seasons overall.

The 49ers drafted Haley in the fourth round (96th overall) out of James Madison in 1986. He recorded 12 sacks as a rookie. His career-high came in 1990 when he posted 16 sacks.

After his trade to Dallas, Haley was moved from outside linebacker to defensive end. He became the foundation of the Cowboys’ pass rush during their three-title run in four years. He was a member of 10 division championship teams during his career.

Haley was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015.

Players With 4 Super Bowl Rings

Thirty-four players have won four Super Bowl rings. The majority came from two dynasties: the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers and the 1980s San Francisco 49ers.

The 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers (22 Players)

The Steelers won four Super Bowls in six seasons (1974, 1975, 1978, 1979). Twenty-two players earned rings in all four of those wins.

Terry Bradshaw quarterbacked all four championship teams. He threw for 932 yards and nine touchdowns across those four Super Bowls. He won Super Bowl MVP twice (XIII and XIV). Bradshaw was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989.

Franco Harris ran for 354 yards and four touchdowns across the four Super Bowls. He recorded 1,556 rushing yards in 19 career postseason games. Harris was a Hall of Famer and nine-time Pro Bowl selection.

Joe Greene anchored the Steelers’ defense, known as the Steel Curtain. Greene was a 10-time Pro Bowl selection and two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1987.

Other four-ring Steelers include Lynn Swann, John Stallworth, Mel Blount, Jack Lambert, Jack Ham, Mike Webster, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Rocky Bleier, Dwight White, Jon Kolb, Mike Wagner, J.T. Thomas, Loren Toews, Larry Brown, Gerry Mullins, Sam Davis, Steve Furness, and Randy Grossman.

The 1980s San Francisco 49ers (6 Players)

The 49ers won four Super Bowls between the 1981 and 1989 seasons (XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV). Six players earned rings in all four games.

Joe Montana started and won all four Super Bowls. He threw 11 touchdowns with zero interceptions in those games. His career Super Bowl passer rating of 127.8 remains the highest in history (minimum 40 attempts). Montana won three Super Bowl MVPs — a record at the time. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000.

Ronnie Lott played safety and cornerback for those 49ers teams. He was a 10-time Pro Bowl selection and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000.

The other four-ring 49ers from that era are Keena Turner, Eric Wright, Mike Wilson, and Jesse Sapolu.

Players Who Won 4 Rings With Multiple Teams

Several players earned their four rings across more than one franchise.

Marv Fleming was the first player to win four Super Bowls. He won two with the Green Bay Packers (1966, 1967) and two with the Miami Dolphins (1972, 1973).

Adam Vinatieri won three rings with the New England Patriots (2001, 2003, 2004) and one with the Indianapolis Colts (2006). His game-winning field goals in Super Bowls XXXVI and XXXVIII are two of the most well-known plays in championship history.

Matt Millen won rings with three different franchises — the Oakland Raiders (1980, 1983), the San Francisco 49ers (1989), and Washington (1991). He is one of the few players to win Super Bowls with three teams.

Bill Romanowski won two rings with the 49ers (1988, 1989) and two with the Denver Broncos (1997, 1998).

Ted Hendricks won one ring with the Baltimore Colts (1970) and three with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders (1976, 1980, 1983).

Rob Gronkowski won three rings with the Patriots (2014, 2016, 2018) and one with the Buccaneers (2020), all while playing alongside Brady.

Joe Thuney is the most recent player to reach four rings. He won two with the Patriots (2016, 2018) and two with the Kansas City Chiefs (2022, 2023).

The Coaching Record: Bill Belichick

Bill Belichick holds the record for most Super Bowl rings by any individual in NFL history with eight total. He won two as the defensive coordinator of the New York Giants (1986, 1990) and six as the head coach of the Patriots (2001, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2016, 2018). His six wins as a head coach are the most in NFL history.

What About Patrick Mahomes?

Patrick Mahomes has three Super Bowl rings with the Kansas City Chiefs (2019, 2022, 2023). He is 30 years old and has appeared in four Super Bowls through the first eight seasons of his career. If Mahomes continues at this pace, he has a path to challenge both Haley and Brady on this list.

NFL Players With the Most Super Bowl Rings: Quick Reference

Note: 34 total players have four rings. Table includes selected players across positions.

The Super Bowl has produced a handful of players who collected championships across multiple decades and teams. Some were quarterbacks who led offenses. Others were defenders who changed games without touching the ball. A few were specialists who delivered in the clutch. Several of these players rank among the most underrated NFL players of all time based on how their contributions are remembered compared to the rings they earned.

Winning one Super Bowl takes a full roster. Winning four, five, or seven takes something the stats alone cannot measure.