New England linebacker Dont'a Hightower won't play in Super Bowl LII on Feb. 4, even though the Patriots advanced to the NFL championship game by beating the Jacksonville Jaguars 24-20 in the AFC championship game on Sunday.
Hightower suffered a torn pectoral muscle in the seventh game of the 2017 season and had season-ending surgery on Oct. 26.
But Hightower is still with the team, and before Sunday's game, he opened the doors to the locker room as the Patriots headed for the field.
If you're not already fired up about this game, you will be after watching today's door opener, @zeus30hightower.