By Andy Walter

Zach Kerr says he can only imagine what actually playing in a Super Bowl will feel like.

So far, the former Delaware defensive lineman’s only experience with one has been in a video game.

“It’s gonna be surreal, you know what I’m saying?” Kerr was quoted by TV station WDVM. “I feel like that’s something that you can’t explain. You know, you can’t explain or describe what that moment’s gonna be like before it happens.

“I think it’s gonna be just like what you dream of. I play a lot of Madden, so I got to imagine that it’s gonna be something like that.”

By Sunday night Kerr will have experienced the real thing. After getting picked up the Cincinnati Bengals during the playoffs, the 31-year-old suddenly finds himself playing in the biggest game of his football life.

Kerr won’t be the only former Blue Hen in Super Bowl LVI, either. Linebacker Troy Reeder is in his third season with the L.A. Rams where he’s now a starter.

That makes Delaware one of 28 college programs that will have multiple players in this year’s Super Bowl, but the only one from the FCS level.

“All he’s done is just answer the bell with whatever’s he’s been asked,” Rams’ coach Sean McVay said about Reeder a couple weeks ago. “If it’s being a key contributor on special teams and then playing in certain packages, if it’s wearing the (green) dot and playing almost every snap defensively ... Troy Reeder’s just such a good football player. He’s earned the trust of his teammates.

“He’s a great communicator. I think he’s only gotten better as he’s accumulated experience.”

Reeder is third on the Rams with 91 tackles and also has a pair of interceptions.

As for Kerr, it’s been a pretty wild couple weeks for the veteran nose guard.

He was on the Arizona Cardinals’ roster when the playoffs started but signed with the Bengals on Jan. 19. The Bengals are his sixth team in an eight-year career.

Kerr just happened to get picked up by the right team at the right time.

“To be in this position after eight years and you know, bounced around on a few teams this year,” Kerr was quoted. “Definitely a blessing, man. I’m so grateful to be in the position that I’m in right now.”

Dover’s Scott Super, too

Of course, former Dover High baseball player Reggie Scott will be representing the state of Delaware in the Super Bowl, too.

This is the fourth Super Bowl for the veteran athletic trainer, who is now the Rams’ vice president of sports medicine and performance. In his 12th season with L.A., he also went to the Super Bowl with the Rams in 2019.

Earlier in his career, Scott also had the good fortune of going to the Super Bowl with first Tampa Bay and then Carolina in back-to-back seasons.

In 2019, Scott admitted he got a little spoiled by his teams’ early success. But then he went from 2003 to ‘19 without being involved in a Super Bowl.

“People always say I was so naive,” said Scott. “I thought, ‘Oh, I’m used to this. This is what we do every year — go to the Super Bowl.’

“From ‘03 to now, I think my appreciation is so different. I know how hard it is. I’m cherishing this one a lot differently than those first two, that’s for sure.”

When four is really three

The Delaware men’s basketball found itself in a bit of a strange situation on Thursday night during its game with Northeastern.

Because of a discrepancy between the stat monitors and the official book, most people in the Carpenter Center thought Blue Hen forward Andrew Carr picked up his fourth foul in the first three minutes of the second half. As both benches knew, though, the 6-foot-9 forward had only three.

The situation was a little dicier because UD was already missing a couple forwards due to injury while its only other big man, Jyare Davis, was also in foul trouble.

So more than a few fans, and even some broadcasters, couldn’t understand why Delaware coach Martin Ingelsby was leaving Carr on the court.

“I looked up on the board and he had four fouls,” said Ingelsby. “I’m like, ‘We better get this right.’ I’m sure there’s a lot of people in the stands going like, ‘What in the heck is Coach Ingelsby doing?’”

Carr did in fact have only three fouls — which is also what he finished with despite aggressively playing the final 17 minutes. He was a big part of the Hens’ 74-61 victory, finishing with 14 points and seven rebounds.

“I knew I only had three,” said Carr. “You’ve just got to really focus on being straight up around the rim and not getting any cheap ones.”

Notes

Lake Forest High grad Brooke Glanden starts her senior season on the Delaware softball team fourth all-time in homeruns (20) and ninth in RBI (83). ... Dover High grad Elijah Allen reached double figures in five of his first six games with the West Chester men’s basketball team. That included netting 23 in a game against Bloomsburg on Jan. 22. ... The Delaware State women’s basketball team will be trying to avoid a 20th straight loss when it plays a 2 p.m. game at Howard on Saturday. Four of the Hornets’ last 19 losses have come against the Bison. ... Cape Henlopen High grad Randy Rickards recently scored a season-high 22 points in a game for the Wilmington U. men’s basketball team. The junior is averaging a team-best 14.3 ppg.

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