Former Auburn tackle wonât be back for Super Bowl LVIII
Although Prince Tega Wanogho practiced this week, the former Auburn offensive tackle won’t be activated from injured reserve and will miss Super Bowl LVIII.
The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Friday that Wanogho and guard Joe Thuney would not play against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in the NFL championship game for the 2023 season.
A first-team All-Pro selection at left guard this season, Thuney sustained a pectoral injury in Kansas City’s 27-24 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Jan. 21 in the second round of the AFC playoffs. He missed the Chiefs’ 17-10 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Jan. 28 in the AFC Championship Game.
While Thuney did not practice this week, Wanogho did. He returned to practice on Jan. 24, but Kansas City has decided he won’t be restored to the active roster after a quadriceps injury wrecked his season.
Wanogho is the only former Auburn player on the rosters of the Super Bowl LVIII teams. With Wanogno unable to play, Auburn’s eight-year streak of having an alumnus play in the Super Bowl will end. It’s the longest streak in the Tigers’ history.
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Wanogho has been on injured reserve since Sept. 27 after sustaining a quadriceps tear in a 41-10 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sept. 24.
A sixth-round selection of the Philadelphia Eagles in 2020, Wanogho is in his third season with the Chiefs. He played a reserve role but appeared in every game last season as Kansas City won Super Bowl LVII.
This season, Wanogho was the Chiefs’ swing tackle. He played two offensive snaps in the first two games. Against the Bears, the Edgewood Academy alumnus played a series for right tackle Jawaan Taylor, then took over for Donvoan Smith at left tackle. He played 14 offensive snaps and seven special-team plays in the game before he got hurt.
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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.