Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, January 28, 2014
Tuesday was Super Bowl XLVIII Media Day, and several of the 11 former Big Ten players who will play in the game Sunday night sat down to meet the media. See a photo gallery of the players addressing the media Tuesday, plus view the full list of Big Ten products on the active roster, in this post.
Eleven former Big Ten players are on active rosters for Super Bowl XLVIII. Seattle boasts seven Big Ten products, including ex-Wisconsin quarterback Russell Wilson, while Denver features four, including former Minnesota receiver Eric Decker. The 11 players will battle for NFL supremacy Sunday night on FOX at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. See the full list in this post.
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Denver
RB Montee Ball, Wisconsin
CB Marquice Cole – Northwestern
WR Eric Decker, Minnesota
DE Shaun Phillips, Purdue
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Seattle
DE Cliff Avril, Purdue
TE Kellen Davis, Michigan State
DT Jordan Hill, Penn State
S Chris Maragos, Wisconsin
FB Michael Robinson, Penn State
LB O'Brien Schofield, Wisconsin
QB Russell Wilson, Wisconsin
Breakdown by school
4 – Wisconsin
2 – Penn State, Purdue
1 – Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern