BOULDER — At least one former Colorado football player is guaranteed to win a Super Bowl ring Feb. 5 when the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons square off in Super Bowl LI.
If the Patriots win, it will mean another ring for former Buffs offensive tackle Nate Solder, now the starting left tackle for the Patriots and the man in charge of protecting quarterback Tom Brady's blind side. A ring for Solder would be his second — he won his first in 2014 — and it would bring to 52 the number of rings won by former Buffs as players in the NFL, collected by 35 players.