Darrien Gordon Darrien Jamal Gordon ( born November 14 , 1970 ) is a former professional American Football player who played defensive back for 9 seasons in the National Football League ( 1993 – 2002 ) . During that time , he played for 4 different teams and in 4 Super Bowl s . Before his NFL career , Gordon played for Stanford University . He is one of just few players who have been drafted in the first round after not being invited to the scouting combine . Gordon spent his first 3 years in the NFL with the San Diego Chargers , assisting the team to a championship appearance in Super Bowl XXIX . He started all 16 games in each season with the Chargers , and excelled both on defense and as a punt returner on special teams . His best season with San Diego was in their Super Bowl year of 1994 , when he recorded 4 interceptions and 2 fumble recoveries on defense , while gaining 475 yards on punt returns and scoring 2 punt return touchdowns , the most by any player that season . In 1997 , Gordon joined the Denver Broncos and had another superb season , recording 4 interceptions for 64 return yards and a touchdown , while recovering 4 fumbles . He also had a great year as a punt returner , gaining a career high 543 yards and scoring a league leading 3 touchdowns . His team finished the season with an 12 - 4 record and made it to Super Bowl XXXII , where Gordon won his first championship ring . In the following season , the Broncos recorded a 14 - 2 record and made it back to the Super Bowl again . Gordon ' s performance in Super Bowl XXXIII was a key factor in Denver ' s 34 - 19 win over the Atlanta Falcons . He intercepted 2 passes from Falcons quarterback Chris Chandler in the end zone during the fourth quarter and returned them for a total of 108 yards , setting up 2 Broncos touchdowns that put the game out of reach . His 108 interception return yards were a Super Bowl record . He also was a big factor in Denver ' s win over the New York Jets in the AFC title game that year , intercepting two passes from Vinny Testaverde and returning a punt 36 yards to set up a Terrell Davis touchdown . Gordon spent the next 2 seasons with the Oakland Raiders , and then 1 year with the Falcons in 2001 . His final season in 2002 was spent with the Raiders , where he made his fourth championship appearance in Super Bowl XXXVII . He retired after the Raiders 48 - 21 loss to Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the game . In his 9 NFL seasons , Gordon recorded 335 tackles , 5 sacks , 19 interceptions ( which he returned for 330 yards ) , 40 pass deflections , 4 forced fumbles , and 7 fumble recoveries on defense ( returning them for 127 yards ) . On special teams he recovered 10 fumbles , returned 314 punts for 3 , 601 yards , and gained 70 yards on 5 kickoff returns . At the time of his retirement , his 3 , 601 punt return yards were the 3rd most in NFL history . Overall , Gordon gained 4 , 128 total yards and scored 9 touchdowns ( 2 interception returns , 1 fumble return , and 6 punt returns ) . Gordon was born to James and Goldia Gordon . He graduated from Shawnee High School in 1989 where he was an All - State football player and two - time state champion wrestler as well as an honor student .