Former 'Stoga Star Suits up for the Super Bowl

Mark Herzlich's road to the Super Bowl has had a few potholes, like cancer, Like being told in May 2009 that he might never walk again, let alone play football.

The former Conestoga High School and Boston College star is not only walking, he's playing for the New York Giants and about to run onto the biggest stage in all of American sports.

Back in August Herzlich told TE Patch he had set his mind on a goal of not just beating the rare form of bone cancer that threatened his leg and his life but of playing in the National Football League.

Now at the end of his first season in the NFL Herzlich will be suiting up for a game that most NFL players never play in.

Click here to see Herzlich talking about his remarkable journey to the big game in Indianapolis on NBCPhiladelphia.com.