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USAT: Chiefs Wire

Feb 16, 2022

Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes will be in attendance for the inaugural HBCU Legacy Bowl on Saturday. - The HBCU Legacy Bowl is an HBCU all-star game presented by the Black College Football Hall of Fame. It was created with the goal of providing an opportunity for both student-athletes and coaches of HBCU’s to get exposure with NFL teams. Mahomes’ foundation — 15 and the Mahomies — pledged a multi-year commitment to the HBCU Legacy Bowl back in March of 2021. Other player-supporters include Saints’ Jameis Winston and Terron Armstead, along with Super Bowl LVII champion Aaron Donald. - Mahomes is set to participate in the pre-game festivities. It was announced during Monday’s HBCU Legacy Bowl press conference that he’d be attending the game to serve as the honorary coin toss captain, helping kick off a game that will become an annual tradition for many years to come. - Mahomes won’t be the only member of the Chiefs’ organization in attendance at the game either. According to the official Twitter account for the game, Kansas City will have a scouting presence at the game. Some of the greatest players in franchise history played for HBCU’s including Willie Lanier, Emmitt Thomas, Buck Buchanan, Otis Taylor and Albert Lewis. - The HBCU Legacy Bowl is set to take place on Saturday, February 19 at 3:00 PM CT at Tulane University’s Yulman Stadium. The game will be broadcast on NFL Network featuring a broadcast crew of Steve Wyche, Charles Davis, Bucky Brooks and Cameron Wolfe. - - List - - 6 Chiefs among PFF Top 101 players of 2021 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Chiefs Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Chiefs Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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