CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Former UNI football player Xavier Williams just missed an opportunity to play for the Super Bowl when his team, the Kansas City Chiefs, lost to New England in overtime of the AFC Championship game. It turns out that there will still be a UNI alum on the field, however, he will be wearing black and white.
UNI football alum Fred Bryan will act as the umpire for the Super Bowl. Bryan has been an official in the NFL since 2009. He has worked every game up to the AFC Championship game last season and acted as an alternate to the biggest game of them all, but this will be his first Super Bowl.