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Syracuse on SUnday: Super Bowl XLIX - Who Are We Rooting for?

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Super Bowl XLIX is just a few days away & unlike last year Syracuse will have a representative in the big game, that being Chandler Jones the starting Defensive End of the New England Patriots.

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Syracuse University has a had a long history with the Patriots franchise, lets take a historical look back at the players associated with the Pats:

The Boston Patriots started playing in the AFL starting in 1960 until the merger with the NFL for the 1970 season. The name was changed to New England in 1971 when the team moved their games to Foxborough, MA.

Boston Patriots:

Dave Archer (T) - Drafted 172nd pick in Round 22 in 1964

Bill Brown (LB) 1960

Gary Bugenhagen (OG) 1970

Alan Cann (FB) 1960

Jim Cheyunski (LB) 1968-1972 • Drafted 305th pick in Round 12 in 1968

Jim Mazurek (G) - Drafted 45th in Round 6 in 1964

Jim Nance (RB) 1965-1971 • Drafted 151st pick in Round 19 in 1965

Gerhardt Schwedes (RB) 1960-1961

Thomas Stephens (DB) 1960-1964

Bob Stern (C) - Drafted 198th pick in Round 25 in 1962

Bob Yates (OG) 1961-1965

New England Patriots:

Will Allen (DB) 2012 - Allen's last stop in the NFL spent the entire 2012 season on IR after playing 2 pre-season games.

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David Bavaro (LB) 1993-1994 - Played 21 games (starting 5) in 2 seasons in New England recording 18 tackles & recording 2 fumble recoveries.

Rob Carpenter (WR) 1991 - Played 9 games (started 1) in his rookie season in the NFL where he recorded 3 catches for 45 yards.

Dana Cottrell (LB) 1998 - Played 2 games for the Pats in 1998.

Fred DeRiggi (DT) 1990 - Played 2 games for the Pats in 1990.

Kader Drame (DE) 2006 - Signed with the Pats in May 2006 but was released in July.

Tony Fiammetta (FB) 2012 - Spent the entire 2012 season on the Exempt list dealing with a personal/family issue & was cut in 2013 after never playing a game for New England.

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Steve Gregory (DB) 2012-2013 - Played 26 games (started 23) in 2 seasons with the Pats. Gregory recorded 116 tackles (81 solo), 1 sack, 8 pass deflections, 3 INTs, 2 fumble recoveries & 1-TD. That 1-TD was a result of the "butt-fumble" & probably Gregory's most notable moment with the Pats.

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Chandler Jones (DE) 2012-Present Drafted 21st pick in Round 1 by New England in 2012 - This is Chandler's 3rd season in New England where he has played 40 games (started 38) & recorded 175 tackles (100 solo), 23.5 sacks, 7 pass deflections, 6 forced fumbles, 2 recovered fumble & 1-TD.

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Tebucky Jones (DB) 1998-2002, 2006 • Drafted 22nd pick in Round 1 by New England in 1998 - Played 109 games (started 36) & recorded 203 tackles (154 solo), 4 INTs, 5 pass deflections, 3 forced fumbles, 3 recovered fumbles & 1-TD in 5* season with the Pats. He also returned kickoffs in '99 season where he recorded 5 for 113 yards. (re-joined the Pats in 2006 but spent the entire season on IR after suffering a knee injury in the preseason). [Tebucky filed a lawsuit in 2009 against the Patriots team doctors from the 2006 injury but it was eventually dismissed. Jones was also part of the 2001 team that beat the Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI]

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Don McAulay (K) - Drafted 332nd in 12th Round by New England in 1986 but never played for the Patriots.

Pat O’Neill (P) 1994-1995 • Drafted 135th pick in Round 5 by New England in 1994 - Played 24 games over 2 seasons with the Pats where he recorded 110 punts for 4,355 yards (long of 67) & was 0/1 FG attempts. He also kicked-off 106 times for 6,732 yards, 14 touchbacks, once out of bounds & 1 onside kick which was recovered. [O'Neill is now an Orthopaedic Surgeon in FL, specializing in treatment of the Foot & Ankle.]

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Quinn Ojinnaka (OT) 2010 - Played 8 games for the Pats in 2010. [Moose is now a profession wrestler.]

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Dave Wohlabaugh (C) 1995-1998 • Drafted 112th pick in Round 4 by New England in 1995 - Played 57 games (started all 57) & recovered 3 fumbles in 4 season with the Pats. [Wohlbaugh was part the the Pats 1996 team that lost Super Bowl XXXI to the Packers.]

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Seattle Seahawks:

Ken Clarke (DT) 1988 - Played 16 games (started 1) & recorded 2 sacks in 1 season in Seattle.

Chris Davis (RB) 2003 - Drafted 165th pick in Round 5 by Seattle in 2003 but played just one game for the Seahawks.

Wes Dove (DE) 1987 - Drafted 312th pick in Round 12 by Seattle in 1987 but played just 2 games for the Seahawks.

Tommy Kane (WR) 1988-1992 - Drafted 75th pick in Round 3 by Seattle in 1988. Played 57 games (started 37) recording 142 receptions for 2,034 yds & 9 TDs over 5 seasons with the Seahawks .

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Olindo Mare (K) 2008-2010 - Played in 48 games making 73/83 FGs (88%) & 89/89 PATs (100%), he also punted once for 32 yds in 3 seasons in Seattle.

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Terry Wooden (LB) 1990-1996 - Drafted 29th pick in Round 2 by Seattle in 1990. He had the longest career of any former Orange in Seattle playing 89 games (starting 87). He recorded 557 tackles, 5 forced fumbles, 10 fumbles recovered, 6 sacks, 6 INTs & 1 TD in 7 seasons with the Seahawks.

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New England has the only current Syracuse player in Super Bowl XLIX & the Patriots have a strong history of former Orange in the NFL, all the being said the Patriots are the Syracuse on SUnday pick.

*Note last time the Super Bowl was in Arizona (XLII) former Orange David Tyree made a catch vs. to help beat the New England Patriots.

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