Last season we saw Kawann Short come up short in his quest for a Super Bowl ring. That made it only 13 of the past 17 years where at least one Purdue player has won a Super Bowl ring. Even in the four years there where a Purdue player has not won a Super Bowl the program has had at least one player in the game. This year that trend could continue. A total of five former Boilers are on NFL playoff rosters heading into Saturday:
Ricardo Allen – Atlanta Falcons – Allen has a by this week as the Falcons won the NFC South and will host a game next week as the No.