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Kristen Wong

Chiefs OL Nick Allegretti Played Through Torn UCL in Super Bowl LVIII

Kansas City Chiefs guard Nick Allegretti won his third ring against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII, and if there was a trophy for being tough as nails, he probably would win that, too.

Allegretti recently revealed he played through a torn ulnar collateral ligament in the Chiefs’ 25—22 win on Feb. 11, a fact made even more impressive considering how well the fifth-year veteran performed despite serious injury.

In an interview on The Jim Rome Show, Allegretti said he suffered the elbow injury at the end of the second quarter while blocking 49ers pass-rusher Nick Bosa.

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