Jan. 24—This time a year ago, three former Gophers football players were making memorable playoff journeys to Super Bowl LV. But over the weekend, another trio of former Minnesota players had their seasons cut short of the ultimate goal.
Antoine Winfield Jr., Tyler Johnson and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost 30-27 to the Los Angeles Rams in Sunday's NFC divisional-round playoff game; De'Vondre Campbell and the Green Bay Packers were upset 13-10 by the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday in the other NFC divisional-round game.
With this season in the books for 16 former Gophers players, here's a look back at how they performed:
TOP PERFORMER
Campbell was the biggest success, earning NFL All-Pro status after signing a bargain one-year $2-million deal with Green Bay late last summer.