India, Feb. 10 -- Kenny Pickett and Saquon Barkley were discarded at the end of the 2023 season by their previous teams. Both of them ended up with the Philadelphia Eagles and a year later, they are the Super Bowl 2025 champions.

Pickett, born and brought up in New Jersey, grew up as an Eagles fan. But as fate would have it, he ended up starting his NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The last time the Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl in 2018, he was still a student at the University of Pittsburgh. He celebrated the win with his friends but was late for it.

"I got there late. I didn't really know that was happening. I saw all the videos, so then we walked down to see it and they were clearing everyone out. We missed the cool...