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Watch For Trenton Native, Penn State Alum At Super Bowl LVIII In First Season With NFL Watch For Trenton Native, Penn State Alum At Super Bowl LVIII In First Season With NFL
Watch For Trenton Native, Penn State Alum At Super Bowl Lviii In First Season With NFL A Trenton native is gearing up for the biggest game of his life when he takes the field for the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. Ji'Ayir Brown is a starting safety for the Niners and will be ending his rookie season with a trip to the Super Bowl. He had ten tackles in San Francisco's comeback 34-31 win over the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Brown became a starter on the elite 49ers defense after fellow safety Talanoa Hufanga tore his right ACL in the third quarter of a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023.  Brown stepped right …

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by Chris Spiker
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NJ Natives, Former Rutgers Players Will Face Each Other At Super Bowl LVIII NJ Natives, Former Rutgers Players Will Face Each Other At Super Bowl LVIII
NJ Natives, Former Rutgers Players Will Face Each Other At Super Bowl Lviii Three former Rutgers University football players will face off in Super Bowl LVIII, including one New Jersey native trying to win his third Lombardi Trophy and two Scarlet Knights looking to earn their second championship. Kansas City Chiefs starting running back Isiah Pacheco, of Vineland, helped lead the defending champions in the AFC title game at Baltimore on Sunday, Jan. 28. He rushed for 68 yards, caught four balls for 14 yards, and scored a second-quarter touchdown to put the Chiefs ahead of the Ravens for good in their 17-10 win. In a postgame interview with FOX Sports, Pacheco said…

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by Chris Spiker
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Two NJ Natives Head To Super Bowl LVII Two NJ Natives Head To Super Bowl LVII
Two NJ Natives Head To Super Bowl Lvii Hard work is paying off for Michael Burton and Isiah Pacheco. Both New Jersey natives are Kansas City Chiefs players, and will make their Super Bowl debuts Sunday, Feb. 12 when against the Philadelphia Eagles. Burton, 31, grew up in Long Valley, playing football for West Morris Central High School before scoring a spot on the team at Rutgers, from 2011 to 2014. He went on to play for the Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints, and Washington Redskins, before signing with the Chiefs in April 2021. Pacheco, 23, is a Bridgeton native and was a standout…

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by Cecilia Levine