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Blast from the past: A look back at some Super Bowl-winning players who starred in DC area


Rams safety Nick Scott played high school football for Fairfax High School.{ } (Photo courtesy: Gerrie Gray-Benedi)
Rams safety Nick Scott played high school football for Fairfax High School. (Photo courtesy: Gerrie Gray-Benedi)
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The Los Angeles Rams are World Champions.

The Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 to win Super Bowl LVI.

There were local stars sprinkled on both teams, and these three players will come home with Super Bowl rings.

Antoine Brooks, Jake Funk and Nick Scott are world champs.

Before Antoine Brooks was a linebacker with the Rams, he was a quarterback at DuVal High School in Greenbelt, Maryland. Brooks was the spark plug to a Tigers win over the defending state champion Wise Pumas in 2013.

Brooks completed 10 of 15 passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns.

Jake Funk was a star running back at Damascus High School before moving onto the University of Maryland.

Nick Scott was a running back at Fairfax High School, before playing at Penn State.

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In Scott's senior season, he was our 7News Athlete of the Week in 2013 after rushing for 278 yards and three touchdowns in a win over West Potomac.

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