Pinion becomes 2nd Clemson punter to win Super Bowl

For a third straight year, a former Clemson player was on a team that won the Super Bowl.

Punter Bradley Pinion, who played for the Tigers from 2012-14, helped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers win the franchise’s second Super Bowl Sunday with a 31-9 victory over Kansas City in Super Bowl LV.

Pinion becomes the 31st different Tiger to win a Super Bowl in his professional career and just the second punter. Former Clemson great Chris Gardocki helped the Pittsburgh Steelers win Super Bowl XL in 2005.

With Tom Brady and the Bucs’ offense racking up 350 total yards and the defense holding Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs out of the end zone, Pinion did his part. His stats were not great, but they can be…