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ASU Football: Sun Devils gear up for Super Bowl XLVIII

The Sun Devils have a few representatives on the Broncos and Seahawks this afternoon.

John Moore

From Sun Devil Stadium to Metlife Stadium in the Meadowlands, N.J., Arizona State has numerous players on both sidelines for the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos who will face off in Super Bowl XLVIII Sunday afternoon. Here is a look at former ASU players who now play for the Broncos or Seahawks and could see time on the field.

Denver Broncos

Brock Osweiler, quarterback

Osweiler was a three-year letterman for the Sun Devils starting the entire 2011 season for Arizona State. In his final season for the maroon and gold he completed 326 of 516 passes for 4,036 yards, 26 touchdowns and tossed 13 interceptions. Osweiler's passing yardage mark that season was good for seventh overall in Division I. He led Arizona State to a 6-7 record with highlight wins over No. 21 Missouri and No. 23 USC.  Arizona State accepted an invitation to the Maaco Bowl in Las Vegas, Nev. where the Sun Devils fell to Boise State 56-24. Osweiler was drafted with the 57th overall pick in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft. He has played a backup roll to superstar Peyton Manning and seen time in nine games in his first two seasons in the NFL completing 13 of 20 passes for 107 yards.

Omar Bolden, cornerback

Bolden was a four-year starter at cornerback for Arizona State recording 138 tackles and seven interceptions during his time in Tempe. His Arizona State career seemed like a roller coaster at times as he missed most of the 2009 and all of the 2011 season due to a torn ACL.  He earned All-Pac-10 Freshman Team honors in 2007 and was a First Team All-Conference selection in 2010 as well. During the 2009 and 2010 campaigns Bolden also returned kicks for the Sun Devils. He graduated from Arizona State and was selected with the 101st overall pick in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL draft. He has played in every game as a Bronco so far, recording 27 total tackles in his two years with the team.

Gerell Robinson, wide receiver

Robinson prepped at Hamilton High School in Phoenix before moving on to ASU. He started 25 games for the Sun Devils bringing in 135 catches for 2,071 yards and a touchdown. In 2011, Robinson was named all-Pac-12 honorable mention. He went un-drafted in the 2012 NFL draft signing with the Broncos practice squad but didn't make the final cut in training camp. He signed with the Arizona Cardinals practice squad for the remainder of the season but wound up back in Denver this season. Robinson has yet to make a regular season appearance for the Broncos but caught nine balls for 113 yards and a touchdown in preseason action this past year.

Seattle Seahawks

Zach Miller, tight end

Miller started every game he played for the Sun Devils for three years from 2004 to 2006 hauling in 144 catches for 1,512 yards and 14 touchdowns in his Arizona State career. In 2004 Miller was named Pac-10 Freshman of the Year. Sun Devil fans may remember him catching the two-point conversion pass from Rudy Carpenter in the fourth quarter of the 2005 Territorial Cup game to tie the game at 20 after Terry Richardson returned a punt for a touchdown. In 2006, Miller was named a consensus All-American and was the first Sun Devil to do so since Terrell Suggs in 2002. He was drafted with the 38th overall pick in the 2nd round of the  2007 NFL draft. He spent four seasons in Oakland and the last three with Seattle. In 107 games played, Miller has caught 322 balls for 3,728 yards and 20 touchdowns.