Former Pitt safety Jordan Whitehead played in Super Bowl LV on Sunday and helped the Tampa Buccaneers to a 31-9 win over the Kansas City Chiefs, and he did so despite suffering through a torn labrum.
Whitehead suffered the injury against the Green Bay Packers during the NFC title game on Jan. 24, but after limited participation in team practices on Wednesday and Thursday and full participation on Friday, he decided to play and came up with two tackles.
Although it was not his most productive game, Whitehead was part of an effective Buccaneers defense that limited the Chiefs to three field goals in the game.