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Just How Will Chris Hogan Perform In Super Bowl LI?
Hogan, a Wyckoff native, could lead the game in receiving yards and touchdowns, according to oddsmakers.
WYCKOFF, N.J. — Chris Hogan is playing to be a part of history Sunday. If the Patriots win Super Bowl LI, Hogan will be a part of a franchise that won five championships.
Hogan is the Patriots' break-out star of this NFL postseason. He set a franchise record with 180 yards receiving on nine receptions, including two for touchdowns in the AFC Championship Game.
Sportsline.com is projecting Hogan to have 4.6 receptions for 77 yards and half a touchdown.
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"This is a dream come true, playing in the Super Bowl, so there's nothing that will distract me from putting in the work," Hogan told ESPN. "It's a neat experience for me, but I think I do a pretty good job of not letting things distract me from what I want to do and what I want to accomplish as a football player."
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If running back LeGarrette Blount gives Brady the chance to run play action passes it could give Hogan some chances for some big plays downfield, according to sportingnews.com.
Hogan also has 7-to-1 odds to have the most touchdowns in the game, 5-to-1 odds to have the most receiving yards, second only to the Falcons' Julio Jones, and 11-to-1 odds to score the first touchdown, For The Win projects.
Hogan played three years of lacrosse at Penn State University. He graduated in 2010 and immediately enrolled at Mommouth University, playing just one year.
Hogan's coach at Mommouth Kevin Callahan said the four-year pro is "very genuine, very sincere, very loyal,"
"He holds himself accountable for what he does. If he tells you he's going to do something, he's going to do it," Callahan said.
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Photo: New England Patriots' wide receiver Chris Hogan runs up the field after a catch against the Houston Texans. — Courtesy of the New England Patriots/Eric J. Adler
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