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Dee Ford’s penalty shook up both Super Bowl teams’ offseason

This season, he plays for the 49ers. Last season, he played for the Chiefs, who lost in the AFC championship game against the Patriots. Lost because of Ford.

With 1:01 left in that game, Ford lined up in the neutral zone — a five-yard penalty which negated an interception that almost certainly would have won the game for the Chiefs and sent them to the Super Bowl — they had a three-point lead at the time. Instead, they lost when the Patriots scored a touchdown a few plays later.

Monday evening during the opening night of the Super Bowl festivities, Ford reflected on the lowest moment of his career.