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Iowa Football: Jonathan Babineaux, Atlanta Falcons Make Super Bowl LI

The Atlanta Falcons defeated the Green Bay Packers 44-21 in the NFC Championship Game to advance to Super Bowl LI on February 5. The Falcons will play the New England Patriots.

Former Iowa football defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux will participate in the first Super Bowl of his career. He was limited against Green Bay and did not record a tackle in Atlanta’s blowout win, but he did have three tackles and a sack against Seattle in the Divisional Round.

That said, he is the longest tenured Falcon on their active roster. Babineaux, 35, is in his 12th NFL season and has only played for Atlanta since being drafted in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft.