South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota Connections in Super Bowl LIX

Our area is again well represented by athletes set to participate in the Super Bowl down in New Orleans.

This year, it's a rematch of the Eagles and Chiefs, who met at the end of the 2023 season.

Some of the stars from that season remain on the respective rosters, but there are also a lot of new faces.

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Here's a look at some of the area connections on both rosters ahead of the big game on Sunday, February 9th from New Orleans:

Kansas City Chiefs

QB Carson Wentz, North Dakota State

QB Chris Oladokun, South Dakota State (Practice Squad)

Chicago Bears v Kansas City Chiefs — Getty Images

LB Jack Cochrane, South Dakota (Injured Reserve)

Philadelphia Eagles

CB Cooper DeJean, Iowa

OL Nick Gates, Nebraska

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: Green Bay Packers v Philadelphia Eagles — Getty Images

TE Dallas Goedert, South Dakota State

NFC Divisional Playoffs: Los Angeles Rams v Philadelphia Eagles — Getty Images

OL Cam Jurgens, Nebraska

OLB Ochaun Mathis, Nebraska (Practice Squad)

7 Famous Athletes from South Dakota

South Dakota may have a small population, but our state's contributions to sports have been pretty big.

People born in the 605 have gone on to be in the NFL, Major League Baseball, the NBA, WWE, WNBA, and in the Olympics.

Meet seven of the most famous:

South Dakota Born NFL Players of this Century

While not a traditional powerhouse Nation Football League feeder, South Dakota has produces a fair number of football players that went on to the big time in the NFL.

Here are some that have played on various teams over the last couple of decades.

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