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Former Vols in NFL playoffs

The 2021 NFL regular season has concluded.

Former University of Tennessee football players and their teams are preparing for the playoffs.

Kansas City (12-5) is the AFC’s No. 2 seed and the Chiefs have rookie offensive lineman Trey Smith starting.

Kansas City won the AFC West and will host Pittsburgh (9-7-1) and Cameron Sutton (Sunday, 8:15 p.m. EST, NBC).

New England and full back Jakob Johnson are the AFC’s No. 6 seed and will travel to No. 3 Buffalo (Saturday, 8:15 p.m. EST, CBS).

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