Former UF standout Trey Burton won a Super Bowl ring with the Eagles on Sunday. (Photo: Courtesy of Philly.com)
Gator Links: Burton's Big Moment, Swamp Signage, More Tidbits
Monday, February 5, 2018 | General, Scott Carter
A look at fresh links from around the internet of interest to Florida fans.
On fourth-and-goal late in the first half, the Eagles called a direct snap to running back Corey Clement, who pitched the ball to Burton on a reverse. Burton then threw a touchdown pass to quarterback Nick Foles to stun New England's defense and give the Eagles a 10-point lead on the way to a 41-33 victory.
.@TreyBurton8 has a career #SuperBowl passer rating of 118.8.#FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/KGTw4WBQ5v
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) February 5, 2018
As you can imagine, Burton's life has been nonstop since Sunday and will be much of the week. The Eagles have a championship celebration in downtown Philadelphia on Thursday.
Meanwhile, they returned home from Minneapolis on Monday afternoon and Mitch Gerber of GatorVision caught up with Burton.
Check out the interview below:
"Being a Gator definitely prepared me for moments like this." -- @SuperBowl Champion @TreyBurton8 #GatorsAlways #GatorMade pic.twitter.com/Ma3dk61npr
— Gators Football (@GatorsFB) February 6, 2018
Here are more fresh links of interest to Gators fans on this Tuesday morning:
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Former Gators quarterback Shane Matthews, in a statement to Robbie Andreu of The Gainesville Sun, explains how he got involved in a healthcare fraud conspiracy case orchestrated by ex-Gator linebacker Monty Grow.
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Grow was convicted of $20 million healthcare fraud conspiracy Monday in a federal courtroom in Miami, reports Jay Weaver of The Miami Herald.
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The UF women's tennis team's inexperience shows in a loss to Florida State writes River Wells of the Independent Florida Alligator.
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Gators pitcher Kelly Barnhill is making her pitch toward perfection writes Gainesville Sun columnist Pat Dooley.
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The Gators women's basketball team took it down to the wire on Monday night at Missouri was lost its third consecutive SEC game writes Morgan McMullen of the Independent Florida Alligator.
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Gators Athletic Director Scott Stricklin discusses decision to remove SEC East division title signage from The Swamp writes Thomas Goldkamp of GatorBait.net.
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Sense of urgency reaches peak for reeling Gators writes Edgar Thompson of The Orlando Sentinel.
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George Wynn, Florida's former director of football operations, rejoins Will Muschamp at South Carolina writes Ben Breiner of thestate.com.Swamp
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