Super Bowl 59 participants Jawaan Taylor and Chauncey Gardner-Johnson are both 2016 Cocoa High grads, are both former Florida Gators and are cousins.

With a week and a half still to go before the big game, both sides should benefit from the ability to rest after big conference championship wins.

The Philadelphia Eagles made it to Super Bowl 59 after an electric 55-23 win over the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship game. Head coach Nick Sirianni’s team heads into the sport’s biggest game looking for revenge against the Kansas City Chiefs.

It's the 23rd straight year at least one former UF player is going to the Super Bowl, which is the third-longest active streak amongst SEC programs.

The Philadelphia Eagles will practice on Thursday, Friday and Saturday before departing for New Orleans to face the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX

Rookie Ethan Driskell is listed as Taylor’s sole backup at right tackle. However, Driskell was inactive last week, so the Chiefs may need to get creative if Taylor needs to exit the field.

The Eagles and Chiefs released their initial injury report for Super Bowl LIX, with both teams having star players with designations ahead of next Sunday's finale for the Lombardi Trophy. Neither team practiced Wednesday,