NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs Celebrated Veteran’s Day Early This Week [VIDEO]

According to Fox Sports, each member of the team wore a gray sweatshirt that bore the name of an American soldier that lost their life fighting for our freedom. Allen Wright, the Chiefs' equipment manager, came up with the idea after seeing the sweatshirts, labeled “Salute to Service” week, and knew it was the perfect opportunity to pay their respects to the ones who paid the ultimate price by sacrificing their lives. Wright also explained that each sweatshirt came with a card detailing the life of the person's name sewed on to the left side of their chest:

"We had these cards made up that's a little synopsis of each individual that will go into the players' locker. They will understand who the person is and who they're representing so there's a little bit of connection there. “The cards will tell each player about where the soldier was from, his or her age and where he or she was killed in action or service.”...Kansas City Chief's Equipment Mgr Allen Wright

According to the Chiefs official website, each service member honored before the game belonged to a “Kansas City Area Gold Star Family.” All 62 of the honored fallen soldiers were from either Kansas or Missouri.