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Former Badgers in NFL playoffs: Look at their journeys, Super Bowl legacies

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This season, 14 former Badgers competed in the NFL playoffs, including Super Bowl bound Leo Chenal, a second-year linebacker for the Chiefs who won the Super Bowl in 2022.

In this article, we’ll go through those 14 Badgers and their paths to the playoffs, as well as some historic past performances from former Badgers — and Super Bowl champions — James White and Corey Clement. Kansas City Chiefs

Chenal is the only former Badger to compete in this year’s Super Bowl, which is also the fourth in the last five years that will feature the Kansas City Chiefs.