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Written by Brent Yarina, BTN.comTwo weeks of the NFL playoffs are down, and now we’re one week away from knowing the Super Bowl XLVII matchup. On Saturday and Sunday, several Big Ten players – headlined by New England’s Tom Brady (Michigan) – helped lead their teams to next week’s conference championship games. See a photo gallery of those players in this post.
As always, find each player’s stats at the bottom of his picture.
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Where is former Iowa Hawkeye and current Baltimore Ravens Pro-Bowl guard Marshal Yanda?
For posts like these throughout the season, only players who accumulate stats are considered. You can bet Yanda and every other former Big Ten OL will be included in our annual post about Big Ten products who make Super Bowl. Thanks.