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See Which Super Bowl 2023 Players Have Ties To Wisconsin

Although Wisconsin's favorite NFL team didn't make it to the Super Bowl this year, there are still some players who have ties to Wisconsin.

WISCONSIN — When the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs face off Sunday for Super Bowl LVII in State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, fans in Wisconsin may be wishing they were watching the Packers instead.

But they may also see some familiar faces. One player on the Kansas City Chiefs roster and one players on the Philadelphia Eagles roster have ties to Wisconsin — They both attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and played football there.

The two are Eagles linebacker T.J. Edwards, No. 57, and Chiefs linebacker Leo Chenal. Chenal is from Wisconsin, too, with his hometown listed by ESPN as Granstburg.

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Between the entire roster, the 2023 Super Bowl teams are representing 104 former college football players. They played ball for 63 colleges, with the Oklahoma Sooners sending the most — six — to the Super Bowl.

Florida, Michigan and Mississippi State are all sending four players each; Alabama, Cincinnati, Florida State, Louisiana Tech, Nebraska and Washington State are sending three players each; and Auburn, Memphis, Middle Tennessee State, Old Dominion, Rutgers, SMU, Texas Tech, USC, and Wisconsin are each sending two players.

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