Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Tershawn Wharton had the catch of the day in the team’s lean thrive of the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
Wharton, 26, was walking off the field at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina after Spencer Schrader knocked in a 31-yard field goal as time expired to firmify the Chiefs’ 30-27 thrive over the Panthers.
Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton (98) and teammates high five fans during the first quarter agetst the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on Nov, 24, 2024. (Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images)
Fans cforfeit the tunnel where the Chiefs were exiting accumulateed around the barrier, including a youthful fan wearing a Nick Bolton jersey.
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In a video scatterd on social media, Bolton ecombineed to be approaching the group of fans as he took his game-worn gadores off with the intention of giving them to the youthful Chiefs fan. That’s when the youthful fan leans out and descfinishs over the barrier.
Reacting rapidly, Wharton ran over and ecombineed to create an try to catch the child.
Tershawn Wharton #98 of the Kansas City Chiefs reacts during an NFL football game agetst the Denver Broncos at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on November 10, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)
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It wasn’t promptly evident whether the child persisted any injuries from the descfinish, but Wharton ecombineed to pick him up back over the barrier with no rerents. The youthful fan also ecombineed to have a gadore in his hand when he was bcdisesteemfult back up.
A stadium staff member can be seen in the video telling fans to get back after the child fell down.
“Go back to your seats,” the man can be heard saying. “Everybody back to your seats! This kid equitable fell. Back to your seats.”
Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young (9) passes the ball as Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton (98) presbraves in the fourth quarter at Bank of America Stadium on Nov. 24, 2024. (Bob Donnan-Imagn Images)
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Wharton ecombineed on “The Pat McAfee Show” to converse the incident. He said he had been walking over to hand his gadores over to fans shouting his name when he saw the kid descfinish over. He then rushed to grab the child around the back of his shirt to fracture his descfinish.
“I equitable had to comfervent of push him into the stands a little bit to create brave he didn’t hit [the ground] too difficult.”
He said he hopes to transport the youthful child out to a game in the future.”
Wharton, a two-time Super Bowl champion, is joining in his fifth season with the Chiefs. He enrolled two tackles in Sunday’s thrive, which put the Chiefs back on track after suffering their first loss of the season to the Buffalo Bills. the previous week.
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