Prince Tega Wanogho latest Auburn Tiger to earn Super Bowl ring
On the play Kansas City kicked the game-winning field goal in Sunday’s Super Bowl, a former Auburn Tiger was in the middle of the action.
That player was Prince Tega Wanogho.
He protected the right side of the formation as a tackle while the Chiefs’ Harrison Butker nailed the go-ahead kick in Kansas City’s 38-35 victory.
Wonogho, per AL.com, “became the 19th Auburn alumnus to play in a Super Bowl victory as he got on the field for seven special-teams snaps.”
The former Auburn standout is a backup tackle for the Chiefs who just completed his third NFL season. His journey to Super Bowl champion is an amazing one.
A native of Africa, he actually came to the U.S. to play basketball. But at Edgewood Academy in tiny Elmore, Ala., his focus later shifted to football.
And that is when his athletic career took off.
With his combination of size, speed and athleticism many major college programs offered him a scholarship despite the fact he had only one year of football experience. Ultimately, Wonogho chose Auburn.
By year three with the Tigers, he was starting at tackle.
He finished his college career in 2019 and left Auburn with 32 career starts. In his final game at Jordan-Hare Stadium, Wonogho helped Auburn beat Alabama.
Wonogho was drafted in the sixth round in 2020 by of all teams the Philadelphia Eagles. He was released by the organization that September then signed to the team’s practice squad.
Kansas City signed him to its practice squad during the 2020 playoffs.
As Al.com noted, “Wanogho worked in that capacity through two playoff games, but the Chiefs released him before starting their practices for Super Bowl LV, which Kansas City lost 31-9 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Feb. 7, 2021. The Chiefs re-signed Wanogho for the 2021 season, and he started the campaign on the practice squad. Kansas City signed him for its active roster on Oct. 12, 2021, and he’s been on the 53-man unit since then.”
He played in every game for the Chiefs this season, mostly on special teams.
According to the Wetumpka (Ala.) Herald, “Wanogho Jr. is the first Edgewood alumnus to play in the Super Bowl. He was also the first to make it to the NFL. … Wanogho Jr. regularly comes back to town, and the staff and family at Edgewood Academy try to help out as much as possible when he does.”
