Cheese Curds, 2/3: Several former Packers earn Super Bowl rings with Chiefs

While the Green Bay Packers sat and watched on Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs earned a second Lombardi Trophy for the franchise, beating the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV. It was an exciting game, particularly in the fourth quarter, and fans without a strong rooting interest got a payoff with a fun game that was far more entertaining than last year’s Super Bowl.

In their victory, the Chiefs had a few players and coaches with Packers connections who played key roles on the team and who will now receive Super Bowl rings. On the field, two former Packers — defensive lineman Mike Pennel and cornerback Bashaud Breeland — combined for an interception off Jimmy Garoppolo, with Pennel applying a hit and Breeland hauling in the football.

Andy Reid is of course the biggest member of the Chiefs’ coaching staff, literally and figuratively. After 21 years as a head coach in Philadelphia and Kansas City, Reid finally will get his first Super Bowl ring as a head coach, though he got one as a member of the 1996 Packers coaching staff as well. Reid broke into the NFL under Mike Holmgren in the 1990s, spending seven years with Green Bay, first as tight ends/assistant offensive line coach then coaching quarterbacks.

Hopefully next season the Packers earn another championship of their own. But today’s curds find us looking back at yesterday’s game briefly before we move on fully into offseason mode.

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