UTEP miners in the NFL

Turns out El Paso has a long connected history to the Kansas City Chiefs.

The playoffs are here & we have 2 players representing the UTEP Miners this year.

Keep your eyes out for these UTEP players on the football field.

Even though these five UTEP alumni have each proven their worth in the NFL, they've had to deal with their share of hardship to start the season.

We have former UTEP Miners playing in both the AFC & the NFC. Here's where you can see each player playing in the NFL.

The Arizona Cardinals signed former Giants guard Will Hernandez, signalling that the former Miner standout would be working directly under Arizona run game coordinator/offensive line coach Sean Kugler, who coached him from 2014-17 at UTEP.

Former UTEP standout football player and ex-NFL safety Quintin Demps launched his own non-profit back in October to give back to at-risk and underserved youth in El Paso.

UTEP football fans remember the name Quintin Demps all too well. The former Miner star safety and ex-NFL player is now looking to give back to the El Paso community through his non-profit, The Quintin Demps Foundation.

Miami Dolphins cornerback and former UTEP standout Nik Needham is coming off another solid performance in a 20-3 beatdown over the Jets.

Aaron Jones reportedly has a 90 overall rating in Madden 2021. Does this make him the highest-rated former UTEP football player of all-time in the video game series?