Former Husky Vita Vea Made Super Comeback to Reach Super Bowl
The one-time UW defensive tackle missed a dozen games with a broken foot, but nothing could keep him out of the showcase event in Tampa.
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VV made it to LV.
It took a lot of grit and determination on his part, but Vita Vea one of the NFL s more endearing personalities and bright young stars will be one of the Super Bowl LV players to watch when his inclusion didn t seem possible not so long ago.
Knowing this Tongan-American character, how could he not play in Sunday s championship game?
Feb 5, 2021
When former Washington Husky receiver Jaydon Mickens settles under a soaring kickoff or a towering punt in Super Bowl LV, his journey to Tampa might seem improbable to some who know him.
But this is exactly how the diminutive Mickens planned it.
OK, maybe not planned, but how he dreamed it.
On Sunday, he ll play in the biggest game of his life as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the Kansas City Chiefs.
In Tampa. I ve always felt that I could play football at the highest level, he said.
At times in his life, even with everything seemingly stacked against him, Mickens never doubted that he would wind up on a big stage.
Jan 18, 2021
Donald Jones lives in North Carolina now, exactly 30 years and 3,000 miles away from one of the most defining moments of his life: the University of Washington football program s 1991 national championship.
He was an edge rusher on that team who unnerved every defense he went up against. He played in the National Football League. He s now into all kinds of digital opportunities involving phones and YouTube. Just looking at his videos, Jones even creates graphics that are amazing.
The national title, however, holds a special place in his world, affecting everything he s done since. The immediate celebration was something special. He and the Huskies went to the White House and shook hands with President George H.W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush.