There are 212 professional football players with season still remaining to play. Three of them share a common bond on the field despite all being on different teams in this weekend’s NFL conference championship games.
Three of the team’s remaining have a former South Carolina player in their starting lineup and all three of those Gamecocks played on the 2011 team: Jacksonville offensive lineman A.J. Cann, New England cornerback Stephon Gilmore and Philadelphia wide receiver Alshon Jeffery. Cann and Gilmore’s teams will play at 3:05 p.m. Sunday in the AFC Championship Game, while Jeffery’s Eagles face the Minnesota Vikings at 6:40 p.