For the first time since A.J. Klein in 2016, there is a Cyclone on a Super Bowl team.
Landen Akers, who spent six seasons with Iowa State as a gray shirt, redshirt, and eventual scholarship is a practice squad member for the 2022 NFC Champion (and Super Bowl hosts) Los Angeles Rams.
“It’s been crazy, it’s been surreal some of the guys I’ve been able to be around and learn from,” Akers said. “It’s been a really long season but it’s a lot more fun than college football because you’re professionals now they treat you like grown men, you’re not watched every second.