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MINNEAPOLIS  – Three former University of Florida football players were crowned Super Bowl champions on Sunday following the Philadelphia Eagles' 41-33 win over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII. Philly employs former Gators Trey Burton, Caleb Sturgis and Jaylen Watkins.
 
During Sunday's game, tight end Burton threw a 2-yard touchdown pass at the end of the first half in what will be remembered as one of the greatest plays in Super Bowl history.
 

Fourth down, #SBLII, Doug Pederson calls this play.#FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/UZU6hNQnkA

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) February 5, 2018

Eagles general manager Howie Roseman is also a UF grad.

Overall for the season, Burton was solid for the Eagles in a backup role as he tallied 24 catches for 260 yards and five touchdowns. Defensive back Jaylen Watkins contributed 17 tackles and two tackles-for-loss across 12 games in the regular season. Sturgis was 3-for-3 on field goal attempts prior to sustaining his season-ending injury in Week 1 against Washington.
 
On the flip side, New England running back Mike Gillislee was inactive due to injury throughout the entire playoffs. The fifth-year veteran gained 383 yards on the ground and scored five touchdowns in his first year with the Patriots.
 
UF has had a former player on a Super Bowl roster for 16 straight years, dating back to the 2003 season when offensive linemen Kenyatta Walker and Lomas Brown helped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Mo Collins and the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII. The 16-year streak stands as the second longest of its kind in the SEC, as Georgia and LSU are tied for the longest streak at 17 years.
 
In addition, it marks the sixth time in the last seven years a former Gator has hoisted the Lombardi Trophy at the end of the night.
 
Overall, there have been 52 former Gators make 70 appearances in Super Bowl history, with a former UF player on the winning team 21 times.
 
 

Super Bowl I (1967)	Green Bay: Don Chandler (P)
Super Bowl II (1968)	Green Bay: Don Chandler (P)
Super Bowl X (1976)	Dallas: Burton Lawless* (G)
Super Bowl XII(1978)	Dallas: Larry Brinson (RB), Burton Lawless (G)
Super Bowl XIII (1979)	Dallas: Larry Brinson (RB), Burton Lawless (G)
Super Bowl XIV (1980)	Los Angeles Rams: Jack Youngblood* (DE)
Super Bowl XVI (1982)	Cincinnati: Glenn Cameron* (LB), Cris Collinsworth* (WR)
Super Bowl XVII (1983)	Miami: Nat Moore (WR)
Super Bowl XIX (1985)	Miami: Nat Moore (WR)
Super Bowl XX (1986)	Chicago: Wilber Marshall* (LB)
Super Bowl XXI (1987)	Denver: Tony Lilly (FS), Ricky Nattiel (WR)
Super Bowl XXII (1988)	Denver: Tony Lilly* (FS), Ricky Nattiel* (WR)
Super Bowl XXIII (1989)	Cincinnati: Cris Collinsworth (WR)
Super Bowl XXVI (1992)	Washington: Wilber Marshall* (LB)
Super Bowl XXVII (1993)	Dallas: Emmitt Smith* (RB), Godfrey Myles (LB)
Super Bowl XXVIII (1994)	Dallas: Emmitt Smith* (RB), Godfrey Myles (LB)
Super Bowl XXX (1996)	Pittsburgh: John L Williams* (RB), Ernie Mills* (WR)
	Dallas: Emmitt Smith* (RB), Godfrey Myles (LB)
Super Bowl XXXIII (1999)	Atlanta: Elijah Williams (DB)
Super Bowl XXXIV (2000)	Tennessee: Jevon Kearse* (DE), Zach Piller (OG)
	St. Louis: Kevin Carter* (DE)
Super Bowl XXXV (2001)	New York Giants: Lomas Brown* (OT), Ike Hilliard* (WR)
	Baltimore: Jeff Mitchell* (C)
Super Bowl XXXVII (2003)	Oakland: Mo Collins* (OG)
	Tampa Bay: Kenyatta Walker* (OT), Lomas Brown (OT)
Super Bowl XXXVIII (2004)	Carolina: Jeff Mitchell* (C)
Super Bowl XXXIX (2005)	Philadelphia: Lito Sheppard* (CB), Jevon Kearse* (DE)
	New England: Gus Scott (S, IR)
Super Bowl XL (2006)	Seattle: Darrell Jackson* (WR), Marquand Manuel* (S)
	Pittsburgh: Max Starks* (OT)
Super Bowl XLI (2007)	Chicago: Alex Brown* (DE), Rex Grossman* (QB), Todd Johnson (S), Ian Scott* (DT)
Super Bowl XLII (2008)	New England: Jabar Gaffney (WR), Chad Jackson (WR)
Super Bowl XLIII (2009)	Pittsburgh: Dallas Baker (WR), Max Starks* (OT)
Super Bowl XIV (2010)	New Orleans: Bobby McCray* (DE)
Super Bowl XLV (2011)	Pittsburgh: Maurkice Pouncey (C), Max Starks (OT) (both were injured and unable to play)
Super Bowl XLVI (2012)	New England: Brandon Spikes* (LB), Aaron Hernandez (TE), Gerard Warren (DT), Jermaine Cunningham (LB, IR)
	New York Giants: Justin Trattou (DE, inactive)
Super Bowl XLVII (2013)	Baltimore: Deonte Thompson (WR, inactive)
	San Francisco: Ray McDonald* (DE)
Super Bowl XL III (2014)	Denver: Andre Caldwell (WR), Jeremy Mincey* (DL), Lerentee McCray (LB) Seattle: Percy Harvin* (WR)
Super Bowl XLIX (2015)	New England: Dominique Easley (DT, inactive)
Super Bowl XL (2016)	Denver: Andre Caldwell (WR), Max Garcia* (OL), Lerentee McCray* (LB)
Super Bowl LI (2017)	Atlanta: Keanu Neal* (DB), Brian Poole* (DB)
Super Bowl LII (2018)	Philadelphia: Trey Burton (TE), Jaylen Watkins (DB), Caleb Sturgis (K, IR) New England: Mike Gillislee (RB)