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4 NJ High School Grads To Play In Super Bowl 59
Some of the players suiting up in this Sunday's matchup between the Eagles and Chiefs got their start right here in the Garden State.
NEW JERSEY — Some familiar New Jersey names are on the roster in Sunday’s Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
Four of the players on the 53-man rosters got their start in playing high school football in New Jersey, according to High School Football America. They include a backup quarterback, a running back, and an offensive lineman.
They are:
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- Isiah Pacheco, running back, Vineland High School (Chiefs)
- C.J. Hanson, offensive lineman, DePaul Catholic (Chiefs)
- Kenny Pickett, quarterback, Ocean Township High School (Eagles)
- Rick Lovato, long snapper, Middletown South High School (Eagles)
Overall, high school athletes from 31 different states, plus Australia will be represented when the Chiefs and Eagles battle for the Vince Lombardi Trophy for the second time in the last three years.
Florida has 14 former players (10 for Philadelphia, four for Kansas City) slated to play in America’s biggest football game.
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Texas has the second most with 12 (eight for Philadelphia, four for Kansas City).
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