DURHAM – Duke offensive lineman Kade Parmelly is set to participate in the SPIRAL Tropical Bowl while defensive backs Josh Blackwell and Leonard Johnson have accepted invitations to the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.
The Tropical Bowl will take place at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla., on Jan. 15, 2022. The NFLPA Bowl is set for Jan. 29, 2022 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.
Parmelly is the sixth Blue Devil to be invited to the Tropical Bowl, joining Dwayne Norman (2015), Lucas Patrick (2015), Tre Hornbuckle (2019), Edgar Cerenord (2019) and Devery Hamilton from a year ago.