I feel like "We're Going To Be Friends" by The White Stripes should be playing in the background of this picture.SPOILER ALERT: Answers will be posted shortly in the comments, so don't look unless you want to know.
I was curious to see if Tennessee or Auburn had any former players who made last year's Pro Bowl (which I figured they both would), and it turns out that Tennessee has starters on both the AFC and NFC teams while Auburn has a starter on the NFC side and a reserve on the AFC side (at least one for both teams, but I didn't count them all up). That sparked a trivia question:
For how many starting players in last year's Pro Bowl can you name the college or university that he attended? To be honest, I only knew 12 of these. I'll give you the rosters:
AFC:
Peyton Manning (QB, Colts)
Thomas Jones (HB, Jets)
Le'Ron McClain (FB, Ravens)
Andre Johnson (WR, Texans)
Brandon Marshall (WR, Broncos)
Tony Gonzalez (TE, Chiefs)
Joe Thomas (T, Browns)
Jason Peters (T, Bills)
Alan Faneca (G, Jets)
Kris Dielman (G, Chargers)
Kevin Mawae (C, Titans)
Mario Williams (DE, Texans)
Dwight Freeney (DE, Colts)
Albert Haynesworth (DT, Titans)
Kris Jenkins (DT, Jets)
James Harrison (OLB, Steelers)
Joey Porter (OLB, Dolphins)
Ray Lewis (ILB, Ravens)
Nnamdi Asomugha (CB, Raiders)
Cortland Finnegan (CB, Titans)
Ed Reed (FS, Ravens)
Troy Polamalu (SS, Steelers)
Shane Lechler (P, Raiders)
Stephen Gostkowski (K, Patriots)
Leon Washington (KR, Jets)
Brendon Ayanbadejo (Special Teams, Ravens)
NFC:
Kurt Warner (QB, Cardinals)
Adrian Peterson (HB, Vikings)
Mike Sellers (FB, Redskins)
Larry Fitzgerald (WR, Cardinals)
Anquan Boldin (WR, Cardinals)
Jason Witten (TE, Cowboys)
Jordan Gross (T, Panthers)
Walter Jones (T, Seahawks)
Steve Hutchinson (G, Vikings)
Chris Snee (G, Giants)
Andrew Gurode (C, Cowboys)
Julius Peppers (DE, Panthers)
Justin Tuck (DE, Giants)
Kevin Williams (DT, Vikings)
Jay Ratliff (DT, Cowboys)
DeMarcus Ware (OLB, Cowboys)
Lance Briggs (OLB, Bears)
Patrick Willis (ILB, 49ers)
Charles Woodson (CB, Packers)
Antoine Winfield (CB, Vikings)
Nick Collins (FS, Packers)
Adrian Wilson (SS, Cardinals)
Jeff Feagles (P, Giants)
John Carney (K, Giants)
Clifton Smith (KR, Buccaneers)
Sean Morey (Special Teams, Cardinals)
Good luck. Some of these are tough!
AFC:
ReplyDeletePeyton Manning (QB, Colts) - Tennessee
Thomas Jones (HB, Jets) - Virginia
Le'Ron McClain (FB, Ravens) - Alabama
Andre Johnson (WR, Texans) - Miami
Brandon Marshall (WR, Broncos) - Central Florida
Tony Gonzalez (TE, Chiefs) - California
Joe Thomas (T, Browns) - Wisconsin
Jason Peters (T, Bills) - Arkansas
Alan Faneca (G, Jets) - LSU
Kris Dielman (G, Chargers) - Indiana
Kevin Mawae (C, Titans) - LSU
Mario Williams (DE, Texans) - NC State
Dwight Freeney (DE, Colts) - Syracuse
Albert Haynesworth (DT, Titans) - Tennessee
Kris Jenkins (DT, Jets) - Maryland
James Harrison (OLB, Steelers) - Kent State
Joey Porter (OLB, Dolphins) - Colorado State
Ray Lewis (ILB, Ravens) - Miami
Nnamdi Asomugha (CB, Raiders) - California
Cortland Finnegan (CB, Titans) - Samford
Ed Reed (FS, Ravens) - Miami
Troy Polamalu (SS, Steelers) - USC
Shane Lechler (P, Raiders) - Texas A&M
Stephen Gostkowski (K, Patriots) - Memphis
Leon Washington (KR, Jets) - Florida State
Brendon Ayanbadejo (Special Teams, Ravens) - UCLA
NFC:
Kurt Warner (QB, Cardinals) - Northern Iowa
Adrian Peterson (HB, Vikings) - Oklahoma
Mike Sellers (FB, Redskins) - Walla Walla CC
Larry Fitzgerald (WR, Cardinals) - Pittsburgh
Anquan Boldin (WR, Cardinals) - Florida State
Jason Witten (TE, Cowboys) - Tennessee
Jordan Gross (T, Panthers) - Utah
Walter Jones (T, Seahawks) - Florida State
Steve Hutchinson (G, Vikings) - Michigan
Chris Snee (G, Giants) - Boston College
Andre Gurode (C, Cowboys) - Colorado
Julius Peppers (DE, Panthers) - North Carolina
Justin Tuck (DE, Giants) - Notre Dame
Kevin Williams (DT, Vikings) - Oklahoma State
Jay Ratliff (DT, Cowboys) - Auburn
DeMarcus Ware (OLB, Cowboys) - Troy
Lance Briggs (OLB, Bears) - Arizona
Patrick Willis (ILB, 49ers) - Ole Miss
Charles Woodson (CB, Packers) - Michigan
Antoine Winfield (CB, Vikings) - Ohio State
Nick Collins (FS, Packers) - Bethune-Cookman
Adrian Wilson (SS, Cardinals) - NC State
Jeff Feagles (P, Giants) - Miami
John Carney (K, Giants) - Notre Dame
Clifton Smith (KR, Buccaneers) - Fresno State
Sean Morey (Special Teams, Cardinals) - Brown
I knew Peyton and Leron McClain, Adrian Peterson, Larry Fitzgerald and Julius Peppers. That's it. Pretty sad, really. I'm amazed at all the SEC players I did not know.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know McClain, not sure why. The 12 I knew were:
ReplyDeletePeyton Manning, Thomas Jones, Albert Haynesworth, Troy Polamalu, Kurt Warner, Adrian Peterson, Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin, Jason Witten, Julius Peppers, Jay Ratliff, and Charles Woodson.
Interesting to see that someone from Troy and someone from Samford(?) were in there.
Yikes! Bring back the mascot trivia! I only knew 3 of these. (Manning, Peterson, and of course my hero Patrick Willis)
ReplyDeleteWhat's Jake Delhomme doing in that picture?
ReplyDeleteI guess Delhomme was a backup?
ReplyDeleteI'll try to make the questions a little easier next time. I didn't figure there would be a lot of correct answers, but I thought it would be fun to see how many people could get.
Mrs. Max Power,
ReplyDeleteAnswers to the last trivia question are up in the comments section of that post.
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Nice post - Jordan Gross ..Keep Posting
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