Super Bowl LVI: 2 Pgh. Natives To Face Off In NFL's Biggest Game

PITTSBURGH, PA — If you're wondering which team to cheer for in Sunday's Super Bowl LVI between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals, you might be in trouble if you're looking for a team with a Pittsburgh product on it.

Both teams will have a native Pittsburgh player in the game. Los Angeles defensive end Aaron Donald stars for the Rams, while wide receiver Tyler Boyd plays for the Bengals.

Donald attended Penn Hills High School and played college football at the University of Pittsburgh before becoming one of the NFL's most dominant defensive linemen. Boyd went to Clairton before enrolling at Pitt.

A first-round pick of the Rams in 2014, Donald was picked for the first team All-State Class AAA in his junior and senior years at Penn Hills. At Pitt, he won the Outland Trophy, Lombardi Award and Bednarik Award.

A Bengals second-round pick in 2016, Boyd led the team in catches for three consecutive seasons between 2018 and 2020. He attended high school in Clairton.

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