Missouri defenders know their way around Super Bowls

Patrick Willis retired at the age of 30 after eight NFL seasons with seven Pro Bowls

Adrian Peterson was the NFL MVP in 2007 with a rare 2,000-yard rushing season

Alan Faneca played on two blocking fronts whose offenses led the NFL in rushing

Jared Allen went to five Pro Bowls and collected 136 career sacks

Mike Holmgren took two different franchises to the Super Bowl, Green Bay and Seattle

Ron Kramer was to tight end blocking what Tony Gonzalez was to tight end receiving

Hadl was traded twice in his career for two first-round draft picks, two seconds, a third and a Pro Bowl pass rusher

Rick Gosselin ranked him the fourth player on his Top 100 draft board and the Detroit Lions took him first overall

Rob Gronkowski's talent was evident but there were some medical issues of concern