Bengals Linebacker Hails From The University Of Maryland: Super Bowl 2022

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — You may see some familiar names on the team rosters when the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals square off in Super Bowl LVI, the biggest game of the NFL season, to be played at 5:30 p.m. Central Time on Sunday in SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.

One player on the Los Angeles Rams and one player on the Cincinnati Bengals have ties to Maryland. Between them, the 2022 Super Bowl teams have 107 former college football players, according to the NCAA. Together, the SEC and Big Ten are sending the most players to the game, with 46 players. NCAA Division I FCS and Division II schools are also represented.

According to the NCAA, Florida and LSU have the greatest representation in the 56th annual Super Bowl, with five each. Washington, Georgia, Ohio State, Clemson and Oklahoma each have four players on the teams' Super Bowl rosters. Alabama, Texas A&M and Purdue have three representatives each.

Two players each come from Wake Forest, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Michigan, Michigan State, Maryland, Florida Atlantic, Delaware, Cincinnati, Florida State, Iowa, Penn State, TCU, Utah, Wisconsin, Stanford, Colorado and North Carolina State.

Hailing from Prince George's County happens to be No. 47 Keandre Jones, a linebacker with the Bengals. According to the team roster, he stands 6'3 and weighs 220 pounds. In college, Jones played one season at the University of Maryland where he was team captain and named honorable mention All-Big ten after spending three seasons at Ohio State. He first signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bears, but was waived before final cuts and then signed to the Bengals' practice squad.

The Rams have #34 Jake Funk who attending high school in Damascus, Maryland. He stands 5'10, weighs 205 pounds and plays running back.