The Puerto Rican center Federico Maranges lives with emotion from the practice squad of the Seahawks de Seattle your team’s ranking Super Bowland highlighted the pride he feels when seeing the Puerto Rican flag fly in different settings, driven by recent achievements such as the awards of Bad Bunny in the Premios Grammy and the unification of boxer titles Xander Zayas.
Maranges, 24 years old and from Dorado, is living a unique experience in the run-up to the most important game of the season, which will take place this Sunday at the Levi’s Stadium, in Santa Clara, California. The Seahawks will face the New England Patriots.
“I really don’t have the words to explain the pride it feels to see the Puerto Rican flag raised. Extremely proud of Bad Bunny with the nominations he won (on Sunday) with the Grammys. NFL World.
The athlete, 6′3″ tall and trained in Puerto Rico Pee Wee Football League (PRAFA)stated that his goal is to pave the way for young players on the island, so that they know that it is possible to reach the top of this sport.
“I want to continue fighting for the kids of Puerto Rico. I want to teach them that from Puerto Rico you can play American football in the biggest stadium in the sport. And keep fighting, keep attacking every day and play out there for the Puerto Ricans and for the children of Puerto Rico to be able to continue fighting for them,” the player expressed in an interview with Ricardo Torres, from Telemundo.
Maranges, who signed with the Seahawks in April 2025 as a free agent, maintained that if his team lifts the Vince Lombardi Trophy, he will dedicate it to his parents, Camille and Federicofor his dedication so that he could achieve his dream.
“To my parents. The sacrifice they have made so that I could reach this moment. So I dedicate it to them,” he declared.
In addition to the Puerto Rican, the Super Bowl will have a Latin American presence through the Venezuelan Andy Borregaleshe Colombian Christian Gonzalez and the Panamanian Jaylinn Hawkinsall members of the Patriots. For its part, Seattle They will also have Mexican representation with Julian Love y Elijah Arroyo.
Hurricane Maria led him to emigrate
Although he developed in PRAFA, where he played for the Spartansmoved to Miami at the age of 16 after the impact of Hurricane Maria in 2017, understanding that in Puerto Rico he would have few opportunities to be recruited.
Maranges studied at the Florida Atlantic University (FAU), where he did a double concentration in neuroscience and biology, with minor in psychology. Additionally, he completed a master’s degree in biomedical sciences.
Puerto Rico has had players and leaders of Puerto Rican descent in the National Football League, such as Ron Rivera, Victor Cruz, Jon Feliciano e Isiah Pachecobut never a product formed and developed on the Island, as is the case with Maranges.
