SANTA CLARA, California -- Louis Vasquez knows the chances of a Latino playing in one Super Bowl are slim, for various reasons. But to be a Latino player in the Super Bowl two times in three years is so rare that the odds are virtually impossible. Yet on Sunday, the Denver Broncos offensive lineman will contest the NFL's championship game for the second time in three seasons, when his team faces the Carolina Panthers.
“I'm very proud to represent our people in a Super Bowl”, said Vasquez. "We're not many Latinos here in the NFL, so to be one of them and to have the opportunity to play in the Super Bowl sometimes feels like a dream.