Iowa City, Iowa — Four former Iowa stars will take part in Sunday’s Super Bowl on when the Kansas City Chiefs play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Chiefs linebackers Ben Niemann and Anthony Hitchens will be in search of their second straight Super Bowl title. Niemann is the son of Hawkeye assistant coach Jay Niemann and made the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent.
Hawkeye coach Kirk Ferentz. Iowa was one of only a few power five schools to show interest in Hitchens, who is completing his seventh season in the NFL.
Former Hawkeye Tristan Wirfs is completing a standout rookie season as the right tackle for the Buccaneers.
Ferentz is not surprised Wirfs has enjoyed immediate success.
Former Hawkeye Anthony Nelson is in his second year with the Bucs as a defensive lineman.
