How Many Super Bowl Rings Does Jason Garrett Have

Let’s cut to the chase. You’re here because you want to know: How many Super Bowl rings does Jason Garrett have? The answer is four, but the story of how he got them is way more interesting than the number itself. Buckle up, because this is a tale of a clipboard-holding, clapping-while-losing, forehead-creasing legend.

The "Wait, He Was a Player?" Phase

Believe it or not, Jason Garrett was once an actual NFL quarterback. He wasn't your typical star; he was a career backup who spent nine years holding a clipboards and avoiding serious hits. He played for the Saints, Giants, Cowboys, and Bucs—essentially the NFL's version of a traveling salesman.

In thirteen seasons as a player, he attempted exactly 453 passes. That’s fewer than Patrick Mahomes throws in a single bad game against the Broncos. He started just eight games total, which is about what a modern backup does in a single season with a hamstring injury.

So, did he win a ring as a player? Nope. Zero. Zilch. His playing career was so ring-less it could open a jewelry store called "Steve's Fine Emptiness."

The "Coach Who Clapped" Era

Garrett’s real Super Bowl magic didn’t happen on the field; it happened in the coaches' booth with a headset on. After retiring, he joined the Miami Dolphins as a quarterback coach in 2005. The next year, the Dolphins went 6-10. No ring there.

Then came his big break: the Dallas Cowboys in 2007. He became the offensive coordinator, and the team was loaded. They went 13-3, Tony Romo was a magician, and everyone thought, "This is it!" Then they lost in the divisional round to the Giants. Cue sad trombone.

Here’s the hilarious part: while he was an assistant in Dallas, the New York Giants—a team he played for and later coached against—won the Super Bowl. Twice. He was on the wrong side of the scoreboard for both of those parades.

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The Golden Ticket: Mr. Backup in New York

After a two-year stint as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys (more on that trainwreck later), Garrett landed a gig that sounds like a made-up job: Quarterback coach for the New York Giants in 2020. Wait, isn't that the team he used to play for? Yes. And they had just won a Super Bowl five years earlier. With Eli Manning.

Here’s the punchline: Jason Garrett spent 2020 as the Giants' offensive coordinator. The Giants went 6-10. The offense was terrible. But guess what? Because he was on the staff, he got a ring? No. The Giants didn’t even make the playoffs. He worked for them, but they didn't win anything. Zero rings from that.

So where do the four rings come from? Hold your horses. They come from 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2019—as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Oh, wait. The Cowboys didn't win the Super Bowl those years. They lost in the divisional round, the divisional round, the divisional round, and didn't make the playoffs. So... how does he have four rings?

The Sneaky Truth

This is where it gets deliciously weird. Jason Garrett has four Super Bowl rings from his time as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. But he didn’t win them on the field. He bought them. No, not from a pawn shop. The Cowboys organization gives every player and coach a ring when they win the Super Bowl. Since Garrett was the head coach from 2010 to 2019, he received the rings for the Cowboys' victories in 1993, 1994, 1996, and 1995.

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Wait, what? The Cowboys won those Super Bowls in the 1990s. Jason Garrett wasn't even their coach then. He was a backup quarterback for the Giants and Cowboys during those years. He didn't play in those Super Bowls. He wasn't on the field. He was probably eating a hot dog in the stands.

The Cowboys give a ring to every person who has ever worn the star, dead or alive, from the janitor to the backup QB. So Jason Garrett, who was a third-string quarterback for Dallas in 1994 and 1995, got a ring for those two Super Bowls. Then, as head coach, he got rings for the 1993 and 1996 teams—seasons he didn't even play for the Cowboys. He was a Saint in 1993 and a Giant in 1996.

The Math Doesn't Add Up (And That's the Joke)

Let’s recap: Jason Garrett has four Super Bowl rings. He got two as a backup quarterback for the Cowboys who didn't play, and two as a head coach for a team that won the Super Bowl while he was in middle school. He is the only person in NFL history to have more rings as a non-participating bystander than as an active contributor.

To put it in perspective: He has more Super Bowl rings than Dan Marino, Randy Moss, and Barry Sanders combined. He has more rings than the entire Buffalo Bills franchise. He has the same number of rings as Troy Aikman, but Troy played in those games. Jason Garrett clapped from the sideline.

So next time someone asks, "How many rings does Jason Garrett have?" you can say four. Then smile and add, "And he earned exactly zero of them." It’s the most Jason Garrett thing ever: clapping for a victory he had nothing to do with. Now that’s a legacy.