Once again, TCU will have a former player start in the Super Bowl.
Last year, it was New England Patriots’ right tackle Marcus Cannon, who graduated from TCU in 2011. And while his team will play in its second straight Super Bowl, Cannon will not. Tom Brady’s strong-side protector only started seven games in 2017 before he was eventually placed on season-ending injured reserve as the result of an ankle injury.
Cannon had a career year in 2016, earning second-team All-Pro honors following his fifth season in the league. Even before his strongest campaign with the Patriots, the team handed him a five-year 32.