02/09/2026
Once a Bison. Always a Bison!!
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The walk from a shared college apartment in Fargo to the center of the field at Super Bowl LX is a path very few people ever get to travel.
A few years ago, Grey Zabel and Jalen Sundell were roommates at North Dakota State, grinding through FCS seasons and dreaming of the league.
Tonight, they stood shoulder-to-shoulder in the trenches as the foundation of a championship offensive line 🧊 🥂.
Sundell anchored the unit at center, showing the veteran poise that helped Seattle control the tempo of the game from the first whistle.
Right next to him, the rookie Zabel handled the Patriots' interior rush with a level of technical skill that made his first-round pedigree look like a bargain.
Their chemistry, forged over years of college practices and film sessions in their living room, was the invisible force that kept the pocket clean all night 🏰 🧬.
Seeing two former roommates celebrate with the Lombardi Trophy is the kind of story that reminds everyone why the "small school" grind matters.
They traded the North Dakota winters for a shower of blue and green confetti in Santa Clara, proving that the bond between teammates is the strongest protection a quarterback can have.
Is the Zabel and Sundell connection the best homegrown success story in the NFL? 🥂
