Former San Francisco 49ers coach and Bay Area-born Michael Clay is ascending in the NFL coaching circles as he prepares for the Super Bowl with the Eagles.

D.J. Humphries was born in Durham. Offensive assistant Kevin Saxton is from Monroe and played for Appalachian State University. Chiefs and Eagles players and coaches each get two free tickets to the Super Bowl, NJ.com reported.

The Philadelphia Eagles are one win away from hoisting their second Lombardi Trophy in franchise history in Super Bowl 59. The Eagles secured the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs after finishing 14-3 on the season.

Dan Benish: A Hubbard High School and Clemson University graduate, Benish was born in Youngstown. In 55 games in his five-year career, he recorded 7.5 sacks. He played four seasons in Atlanta before winning a Super Bowl ring with Washington in 1988.

Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter (illness) and running back Kenny Gainwell (concussion, knee) ramped up from limited participants in Wednesday's practice to full participants on Thursday,

Multiple players are dealing with an illness this week, three days ahead of Super Bowl LIX. Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson told the Philadelphia Inquirer that he knew of "four or five" players on the team who are battling an illness and that something has been going around the team since before they left for New Orleans.

The Kansas City Chiefs are going for an unprecedented third consecutive Super Bowl title when they face the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.