The Kansas City Chiefs areSuper Bowl LIVchampions, and for one first-year player, the win at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, is especially meaningful.
Chiefs defensive back Rashad Fenton used towalk four blocks from his house to serve foodand drinks at the stadium when he was in high school.
“I used to work here every weekend,” Fenton told reporters after the Chiefs clinched the championship, according toUSA Today. “I was making beers, making pizzas from scratch. Now I’m a world champion here. It’s surreal.”
On Sunday, seven years later, he was on the field basking in the confetti after his Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers for the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
“It still hasn’t sunk in. I’m still living in my dream. I haven’t woke up yet,” the 22-year-old toldESPNin the lead up to the game. “I don’t know when it will. It’s cloudy right now. But I love it.”
“I still remember making hot dogs. I did nachos, filled up sodas and passed out peanuts,” he continued. “That was my weekend, week in and week out. I’m here for a different reason right now. Something far greater is destined for me.”
Fenton was a sixth-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft and played an important part in the Chiefs comeback during the Super Bowl.
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Then, with just under three minutes left, the Chiefs claimed the lead with a touchdown to raise the score 24-20.
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The Chiefs won the game with a score of 31-20.
After the game, Fenton thanked his mother, who still lives in the same house where he grew up.
“It was unbelievable because without her I don’t know where I’d be,” Fentonsaid. “I was raised in a single-parent household. My mom did it all. She was able to produce a world champion. It’s unbelievable.”
source: people.com
