Jessie Tuggle, one of the greatest players in Atlanta Falcons history, is on the fence about whether to attend Super Bowl LI on Sunday.
Tuggle, the ex-middle linebacker known as “the Hammer” for his crushing hits, is coming off recent knee replacement surgery and isn’t sure he wants to “hop around” Houston’s NRG Stadium.
Tuggle will be well represented, either way.
Eighteen years after Tuggle started for the Falcons in their first Super Bowl appearance, his son, former Clemson star Grady Jarrett, will start at defensive tackle for the Falcons in their second Super Bowl.
Whether Tuggle comes to Houston or watches at home in Atlanta on his 130-inch screen, he has a feeling his son is coming home with the Lombardi Trophy that eluded Tuggle and the rest of his teammates on the 1998 Falcons.