While the Detroit Lions, Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans all failed to make to make their respective championship games in the 2018 season, they all will still have an impact on the biggest sporting event of the year.
The Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots are both football teams full of influence from Michigan’s many esteemed football teams. Here are a few names that Michigan natives fans may want to keep an eye on in Super Bowl 53.
Detroit Lions
Ndamukong Suh (DT - Los Angeles Rams)
Suh was the second overall pick in the 2010 NFL draft and was the third part of the Lions triumvirate of elite talent at early draft picks (Calvin Johnson 2007, Matthew Stafford 2009).