Football players from Chicago area to compete in Super Bowl LX

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• Lattner played in the Super Bowl just like Spillane will on Sunday."He loved football so much," Fenwick athletic director Scott Thies said.
• "He was willing to do whatever it took to get him where he wanted to be, and certainly it worked out really well for him."Spillane has strong ties to the school, even giving the commencement address at graduation a couple of years ago."It's a great resource for our kids to learn from," Fenwick head football coach Matt Battaglia said. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSpillane is one of several athletes from the Chicago area who will play in the big game Sunday.
• Rylie Mills of the Seahawks graduated from Lake Forest High School in 2020.
• Julian Love of the Seahawks grew up in Logan Square and played football at Nazareth Academy in La Grange Park.
• He's proud of his Chicago roots."When you play somebody on another team that's from Chicago, it's a special thing, 'cause we know what it means to play high school ball and grew up in that city," Love said. SEE ALSO | Bad Bunny says he will bring his culture to 2026 Super Bowl halftime performanceLove now lives just down the street from his old high school and is in close touch with his former coach.