It will not be a primary when the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles sq. off within the Tremendous Bowl on Sunday in New Orleans.
The 2 groups met two years in the past in Tremendous Bowl 57, with Kansas Metropolis popping out on prime.
However what might be new this weekend is that Eagles security Sydney Brown will grow to be the primary London, Ont., participant to be within the large sport.
Brown, 24, may also be the one Canadian on the sector competing for the NFL title.
“To be the one Canadian on this sport, I carry that with pleasure. I am excited,” Brown mentioned Friday from the locker-room.
London coach happy with twin NFL brothers
Brown and his twin brother Chase, who performs for the Cincinnati Bengals, acquired their begin in soccer in London at South Collegiate Institute.
They helped their highschool win the Ontario championships, then each moved to Florida to proceed honing their abilities earlier than heading to Illinois to play school soccer.
“I feel it is each child’s dream to play in one in all these video games — not solely to play, however to win it. I am hoping for the very best end result on Sunday,” Brown mentioned.
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Sydney Brown, NFLer with London, Ont., roots was a ‘particular’ participant, former coach says
David Martin of London, Ont., who coached Philadelphia Eagles participant Sydney Brown and his twin brother Chase, says they have been each the ‘hardest employees’ as younger soccer gamers. ‘They have been nice leaders, they have been nice children,’ Martin mentioned.
As he chases that dream, others might be supporting his accomplishments from London, reflecting on the challenges the Brown twins encountered rising up. They have been raised by their mom, who at instances relied on the shelter system for housing help.
“They have been the children who confirmed up every single day. They wanted soccer. It was a spot for them to place the whole lot else that was occurring of their lives apart, and bounce in and be incredible,” mentioned David Martin, who coached the Browns from Grades 3 to 10.
Martin referred to as Sydney a pure chief, and mentioned he is skipping a Tremendous Bowl celebration to pay attention on watching each play of the large sport from residence.
Brown is not the one Londoner to play within the NFL. Others embody Tim Tindale, who was with the Buffalo Bills within the mid-Nineties, and Ryan Thelwell, who was with the San Diego Chargers within the late Nineties.
