Jeff Reed, Willie Parker Play For Second Super Bowl Title

Posted Jan 31, 2009
Pittsburgh tailback Willie Parker and place-kicker Jeff Reed will represent North Carolina in Super Bowl XLIII Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. Parker and Reed are two reasons why the Steelers are playing for their second Super Bowl title in the last four years. Injuries this season have slowed Parker, but the Clinton, N.C., native is finally healthy. Reed's playboy personality and spiked hair has received almost more publicity than kicking prowess. (Tar Heel Blue)

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