Quinyon Mitchell vs San Jose State (left) and Kareem Hunt vs Appalacian State(right) during their time as Rockets.
Photos Courtesy of The University of Toledo
The Super Bowl returns to New Orleans for the first time since 2013 on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m. in Caesars Superdome, home of the Saints.
The Rockets have alumni on both teams this year: Kareem Hunt with the Kansas City Chiefs (17-2) and Quinyon Mitchell with the Philadelphia Eagles (17-3).
Toledo alum linebacker Dallas Gant is on the Eagles' practice squad.
Hunt was drafted to Kansas City in 2017. After two seasons with the Chiefs, he was traded to the Cleveland Browns, where he played five seasons before returning to the Chiefs for the 2024 season.
In the 2024 regular season, Hunt totaled 200 carries for 728 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns. In the postseason, he added two rushing touchdowns.
Mitchell was drafted to Philadelphia as the number 22 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. He was the first Rocket to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft in 31 years, after Dan Williams in 1993.
As a rookie cornerback this season, he had 46 tackles, 37 of which were solo. He has had his first two interceptions of his professional career in the postseason, the first against the Green Bay Packers in the Wildcard Round on Jan. 12, and the second against the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship on Jan. 26.
The game will be nationally broadcasted on Fox. The game can also be streamed on Fubo, Tubi, NFL+, and Hulu with Live TV.
