It’s Super Bowl Sunday, and in the matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, there are three former Indianapolis Colts players who will be competing in the big game.
This will be the second time in three seasons that the Chiefs and Eagles have met in the Super Bowl. The Chiefs are looking to become the first team in the Super Bowl era to win three championships in a row.
The Eagles, meanwhile, are looking to win their second Super Bowl title since 2017.
Before Super Bowl 59 kicks off, let’s take a look at which former Colts players are playing:
QB Carson Wentz, Chiefs: With the Colts for the 2021 season, Wentz had Indianapolis on the cusp of the playoffs. That season, he completed 62% of his passes at 6.9 yards per attempt with 27 touchdowns to only seven interceptions.
Unfortunately, need a win in their final two games that year, the Colts would lose in each of those contests, with Wentz struggling down the stretch that year. Wentz was then traded in the offseason.
This is Wentz’s first season with the Chiefs as Patrick Mahomes’ backup.
WR Parris Campbell, Eagles: Campbell was a second-round pick by the Colts in the 2019 NFL draft.
In his four seasons with the team, Campbell would appear in only 32 games. He totaled 938 receiving yards with five touchdowns during that span. His most productive season came in 2022 when he caught 63 passes for 623 yards and three scores.
With the Eagles this season, Campbell has appeared in five games and has six receptions for 30 yards.
CB Isaiah Rodgers, Eagles: Rodgers was a sixth-round pick by the Colts in 2020. He was suspended for the 2023 season for violating the NFL’s gambling policy and was then released by Indianapolis.
In his three years with the Colts, Rodgers played in 45 games, totaling three interceptions and six pass breakups. with the Eagles this season, Rodgers played in 15 regular season games.
Also of note, kicker Spencer Shrader is on the Chiefs’ injured reserve list. He was signed by the Colts as an undrafted rookie last offseason and spent training camp with the team before being on and off the Indianapolis practice squad for much of the season before landing in Kansas City.
