There will be 25 former Southeastern Conference football players participating in the Super Bowl tonight.
The league proudly displayed the number on a billboard in Tampa this week:
Takin’ over Tampa on #SuperBowl Sunday#SECFB x #ItJustMeansMore pic.twitter.com/EtPr5jtPGj
— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) February 7, 2021
Included in the 25 players is former Kentucky defensive back Mike Edwards, who now plays for the Buccaneers.
Here’s more on Edwards from UK:
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Former University of Kentucky safety and two-time team captain Mike Edwards is set for Super Bowl LV when his Tampa Bay Buccaneers play host to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, Feb.