Get our free mobile appSo even though Michigan's team didn't make the playoffs, leave it to us to make the Super Bowl about Michigan. Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl Championship Parade Getty Images loading...12 Players With Michigan Ties Make Super Bowl 60As it turns out, there are 12 players on either the Patriots or the Seahawks who have played football in Michigan or were born and raised here. This ranges from Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III, who played at Michigan State, to Mike Onwenu, who was born in Detroit AND played at the University of Michigan. These are the players with Michigan connections you'll see in the Big Game. Stats come from ESPN Gallery Credit: Tommy McNeillEvery Former Michigan Wolverine Now Playing In The NFL Michigan has an astounding 49 players currently playing in the league, with many of them now household names.