Plenty of South Jersey Flavor in Super Bowl
Three players from the Colonial Conference will have the chance to earn a Super Bowl ring Sunday.
By now, the story of Joe Flacco’s rise from a starting quarterback at Audubon High School to NFL quarterback is pretty well known. What may be overlooked, though, is that Flacco is not the only South Jersey native competing in the Super Bowl on Sunday. In fact, he is one of three players on the Ravens who hail from the Colonial Conference playing for a Super Bowl ring. Bryant McKinnie, who spent just two seasons at Woodbury High School, is the Ravens' starting left tackle, while Alex Silvestro, who played for Paulsboro High School, is on the Ravens' practice squad as a tight end. The success of the trio is a clear demonstration that a player doesn’t have to come from a giant football powerhouse to reach success at a sport’s highest level…
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