How Isiah Pacheco used lessons learned at Rutgers on the Super Bowl LVIII stage

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Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco (10) chases a loose ball against the San Francisco 49ers during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas.AP

LAS VEGAS — Isiah Pacheco danced in the Kansas City Chiefs locker room with a Puerto Rican flag draped over his shoulders and a cigar the size of a lead pipe clenched between his fingers.

The Chiefs had won Super Bowl LVIII in dramatic fashion, a 25-22 overtime triumph over the San Francisco 49ers, making the former Rutgers star two-for-two in championship rings in his short NFL career. Not bad for a seventh-round pick.

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