Tennessee football may not be as good in the last few years as fans would like, but the Big Orange legacy lives in the NFL.
With Super Bowl LII coming up this weekend, the NFL took a look at which colleges have sent the most players to the title game since 1970, the year of the AFL-NFL merger--- and good ol' Rocky Top was right near the top.
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Miami just edged out Tennessee for the top spot with 62 Super Bowl participants. There have been 61 #VFL's in the big game, including Derek Barnett, who will play with the Philadelphia Eagles this year.
USC came in third with 60.
As far as the SEC, Georgia has 47, Florida 46, and Alabama and LSU both have 40.
You can see the entire list here.
And just for clarity's seek, the NFL says each player was only counted once--- so even though Vol legend Peyton Manning played in four Super Bowls, he doesn't account for four of the Vols' number.
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