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Chicago product Nick Allegretti tears UCL at Super Bowl originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
Nick Allegretti, an alum of Chicago suburb high school Lincoln-Way East High School, tore his UCL at Super Bowl 58 after filling in for All-Pro guard Joe Thuney. The news was reported by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
Allegretti played all 79 snaps of the game despite tearing his UCL in the second quarter, according to Pelissero.
#Chiefs guard Nick Allegretti, who started Super Bowl LVIII in place All-Pro Joe Thuney, played all 79 snaps despite suffering a torn UCL in his elbow in the second quarter, per source.
An MRI today revealed the full tear. Few are tougher than Allegretti, now a three-time champ. pic.twitter.com/Y4CZYgDWy8
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) February 13, 2024
Before the Super Bowl, teammate Travis Kelce shouted out Allegretti and his high school on his podcast “New Heights” which he does with his brother, Jason.
Allegretti subbed in for Thuney for the team’s AFC Championship game against the Baltimore Ravens, too. For that, Kelce shouted him out on his podcast for stepping into, and filling, massive shoes on the offensive line.
“I’m going [with] one of my favorite teammates of all time,” Kelce said. “My brother, from Chi-Town, Frankfort, Illinois finest, Lincoln-Way East High School, Nick Allegretti. That’s right. Nick Allegretti for the Kansas City Chiefs stepped in for our Pro Bowl offensive guard Joe Thuney for the AFC Championship.
“Huge shoes to fill and stepped up like a champion and propelled us and got us another AFC Championship and punched our ticket into the Super Bowl yet again.”
Allegretti, as Kelce mentioned, stepped in for Thuney, who went down with a pectoral injury. He was considered a “long shot” to play in the Super Bowl after missing the AFC Championship game. Of course, Allegretti, who injured himself in the second quarter, stepped in for the absent Thuney.
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Publish date : 2024-02-14 01:40:51
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