Reeder just completed his third season with the Rams after they signed him as an undrafted free agent in the spring of 2019. In addition, Reeder's wife, Mary, attended the game, as did her parents, Tom and Maureen Abram, and brothers Tommy and Brian. Reeder's parents, Dan and Cheryl, were at the game, along with Reeder's brother, Colby, who played with Reeder at Salesianum and UD.Ĭolby Reeder transferred recently to Iowa State for his final season of college eligibility. On Sunday night, it was Reeder who celebrated along with his family. Wide receiver Steve Watson went with the Denver Broncos in 19.Īnd defensive end Joe Campbell from Salesianum played in the Raiders' Super Bowl win over the Eagles in the 1981 season. Randy White, a defensive tackle with the Dallas Cowboys in the 1970s, was the MVP of Super Bowl XII in the 1978 season. Paul Worrilow got there with the Atlanta Falcons in 2016. In addition, safety Duron Harmon was on three Super Bowl winners with the New England Patriots from 2013-19, and Wendell Smallwood was with the Eagles when they won it in 2017. They were teammates at Penn State for two seasons before Reeder transferred to UD. Godwin, who starred at Middletown High School, was a fierce rival of Reeder and Salesianum a decade ago. Godwin helped the Bucs beat the Kansas City Chiefs last February, making this the second straight season in which a Delaware native was on a championship team. On another play, he covered star Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase on a short crossing pattern.Īs for Delaware natives, Reeder joins Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin as a group of players who grew up in Delaware to play on a Super Bowl championship team. He tackled Mixon again for a 1-yard gain in the second quarter. With the Rams leading 7-0, Reeder stopped Bengals running back Joe Mixon for no gain in the first quarter. UD was the only FCS program among those schools. Still, UD was one of 28 schools to have two or more representatives in the Super Bowl, joining the likes of national FBS powers Georgia, Alabama, LSU and Ohio State. Reeder became the first UD player to play for a Super Bowl champion since quarterback Joe Flacco and center Gino Gradkowski did it with the Baltimore Ravens in 2012. The Rams, meanwhile, sacked Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow seven times, tying a Super Bowl record.
Then the Rams defense held off the Bengals. On second down, Stafford found Cooper Kupp in the end zone.