Tag: Drum Honoree

Chiefs legend Tamba Hali to serve as drum honoree for Wild Card matchup vs. Dolphins

#Chiefs legend Tamba Hali will serve as the drum honoree for Kansas City’s playoff matchup against the #Dolphins on Saturday.

Sparks are sure to fly during the Kansas City Chiefs’ matchup against the Miami Dolphins in the Wild Card round of the AFC playoffs on Saturday. The frigid weather conditions predicted for the game and Tyreek Hill’s return to Kansas City have been key storylines ahead of the elimination tilt, but a major announcement on Thursday has provided an extra layer of intrigue to the game.

Legendary pass rusher Tamba Hali has been chosen to serve as the drum honoree for the consequential playoff matchup and should have no problem getting fans riled up as they endure the frosty temperatures at Arrowhead Stadium.

Hali, who played for the Chiefs from 2006 until his retirement in 2017, spent his entire career in Kansas City and is among the team’s most beloved icons of his era. He tallied 89.5 sacks throughout his 12-year career with the Chiefs, and became something of an institution on Kansas City’s defense, especially when he was paired with fellow pass rushers Jared Allen and Justin Houston.

Backstreet Boys’ Kevin Richardson to serve as drum honoree for Chiefs vs. Bengals

Backstreet Boys’ Kevin Richardson to serve as drum honoree for Chiefs vs. Bengals

The Kansas City Chiefs have chosen their drum honoree for the Week 17 regular-season home finale at Arrowhead Stadium against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Kevin Richardson, known globally as a member of one of the most prominent singing groups in history, the Backstreet Boys, serves as the team’s drum leader against the Bengals on Sunday. He will get a chance to put on a show for Chiefs Kingdom ahead of kickoff, pounding the drum on the GEHA Drum Deck and getting fans excited for the game.

Pregame entertainment will include Goldpine, a recording duo, which will sing the national anthem, and the Topeka Police Department Honor Guard will present the colors. If the weather permits, A KC-130 tanker from the 139th Airlift Wing of the Missouri National Guard will conduct a flyover.

In 2021, days before Super Bowl LV, Richardson spoke exclusively to Chiefs Wire’s Ed Easton Jr. about how he became a die-hard Chiefs fan due in large part to his wife.

“My girlfriend at the time was a Kansas City girl. We started dating in 1992. Fast forward 28 years later, and she’s my wife. We have two boys, so she’s from Overland Park, Kansas. She went to school at Shawnee Mission High School. She’s Kansas City grown and grew up going to the Chiefs games with her family; her dad was a Chiefs’ ticket holder. She’s running around there in the 1970s at Arrowhead (Stadium) growing up as a kid, and so I married into the Chiefs,” said Richardson, “and ironically, (Marcus) Allen and (Joe) Montana had come over; it was a perfect fit, and I’ve been a fan ever since, all the way through Derrick Thomas, Tony Gonzalez, Priest Holmes, Will Shields, Trent Green, Larry Johnson, Dante Hall, Tamba Ali, all the greats.”

Richardson will get the crowd in a frenzy as the Chiefs look to clinch another AFC West division championship.

Chiefs’ Clark Hunt to be drum honoree for AFC Championship Game

In what has become an annual tradition, #Chiefs CEO and Chairman Clark Hunt will be the team’s drum honoree for the AFC Championship Game.

The Kansas City Chiefs have selected their drum leader for the AFC Championship Game rematch against the Cincinnati Bengals, and it should come as no surprise that they’re sticking with a recently-adopted tradition.

Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt will serve as the drum leader when his team takes the field in pursuit of his father’s namesake trophy on Sunday. In each of the last four seasons, Hunt has now served as the drum leader for the conference championship game.

The Chiefs won the Lamar Hunt Trophy for the first time when they defeated the Tennessee Titans in 2019. They won it for the second time in 2020 against the Buffalo Bills. They’ll look to earn it for a third time with a win over the Bengals on Sunday.

Other game entertainment includes United States Navy Veteran Generald Wilson singing the national anthem. He last sang the national anthem for the Chiefs during Week 2 against the Los Angeles Chargers. The Kansas City Fire Department will present the colors during the Anthem. Weather permitting, there will be a flyover conducted by four T-38s from Whiteman Air Force Base.

For the second consecutive week, Kansas City will have a halftime performance. This time they’ve tapped New York-based Rapper Fat Joe, whose known for several hits in the early 2000s including “What’s Luv” ft. Ashanti and Terror Squad’s “Lean Back.”

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Chiefs legend Will Shields to be drum honoree vs. Jaguars in AFC divisional round

The #Chiefs have tabbed Pro Football Hall of Fame RG Will Shields for their drum honoree against the #Jaguars in the AFC divisional round.

The Kansas City Chiefs have selected their drum honoree for the AFC divisional round game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Pro Football Hall of Fame RG Will Shields will return to Arrowhead Stadium to serve as drum leader on the GEHA drum deck on Saturday. Last year, Shields served as an honorary coin toss captain in the AFC Championship Game, but this time around he gets to lead the team and fans in their pregame tradition.

A former third-round draft pick out of the University of Nebraska by Kansas City in 1993, Shields played for 14 seasons with the Chiefs, starting 223 games during his career. He earned 12 consecutive Pro Bowl selections from 1995 through 2006, with two consecutive First-Team All-Pro selections in 2002 and 2003. He’s one of the few players in Kansas City to have earned the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year Award (2003).

There’s perhaps no better player to help set the tone for this playoff matchup. Shields played his last career regular season game against the Jaguars in Week 17 of 2006, winning the game 35-30. He was one of the NFL’s best interior offensive linemen for his entire playing career and should have no problem getting the raucous crowd at Arrowhead Stadium fired up before the first playoff game this year.

Other pregame entertainment includes international award-winning recording artist Michelle Brooks-Thompson singing the national anthem ahead of kickoff. The Kansas City Kansas Police Department will present the colors during the anthem. There will also be a flyover conducted by four F-16s from the 138th Fighter Wing of the Oklahoma Air National Guard, weather permitting as always.

The team also announced that Atlanta-based rapper Lil Jon would be performing at halftime during the game.

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Former Chiefs FB Kimble Anders to serve as drum honoree for Week 9

On the day he goes into the team’s Hall of Fame, former #Chiefs FB Kimble Anders will also serve as the team’s drum honoree.

The Kansas City Chiefs have selected their drum honoree for Sunday night’s tilt with the Tennessee Titans.

On the same evening that former Chiefs FB Kimble Anders will be inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame and Ring of Honor, he’ll also serve as the team’s drum leader. Ahead of kickoff, Anders will be up on the GEHA Drum Deck, banging the drum to get the roaring crowd at Arrowhead Stadium fired up before they take on the Titans.

A member of the organization from 1991-2000, Anders will become the 51st member of the Ring of Honor and the 47th player to be inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame. Anders’ induction ceremony will be conducted during halftime with nearly 80 Chiefs alumni in attendance for the team’s annual Legends Game festivities.

Other pregame festivities will include the national anthem, which will be sung by National recording artist David Correy. The Kansas City, Missouri Fire Department will present the colors during the anthem.

There will not be a flyover for this game. Instead, fans will get to see  The U.S. Army “Golden Knights” parachute jump team do a pregame performance, landing in Arrowhead Stadium.

Parking Gates will open at 3:00 p.m. CT and the Ford Tailgate District will open 30 minutes later, where there will be drink specials, food trucks, tailgating games along with performances by DJ Lazer and the Lily B. Moonflower Band ahead of the game.

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KU basketball’s Bill Self to serve as Chiefs’ drum honoree vs. Raiders

#Jayhawks men’s basketball coach Bill Self will serve as the #Chiefs’ drum honoree against the #Raiders, plus more information on game entertainment for Week 5:

The Kansas City Chiefs have chosen their drum honoree for the Week 5 “Monday Night Football” game against the Las Vegas Raiders at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

University of Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball head coach and two-time national champion Bill Self will be in the Chiefs Kingdom on Monday night to serve as the team’s drum leader. Everyone is enamored with the undefeated Kansas Jayhawks football team right now, but it’s hard to forget that Self led the Jayhawks to a 34‑6 record and a national title win earlier this year.

Now, Self will get a chance to get Chiefs fans prepared to defeat their AFC West rival ahead of kickoff, pounding the drum on the GEHA Drum Deck and getting fans hyped up for the game. He’ll be joined on the drum deck by breast cancer survivor Renee Jeria, who will be the game’s Tony DiPardo Spirit Leader.

Other pregame entertainment will include a national anthem performance by GRAMMY-winning artist Erica Campbell. The Overland Park Police department will present the colors during the anthem. The U.S. Air Force Academy’s Parachute team, Wings of Blue, will have a pregame performance landing in the stadium.

Week 5 also serves as the Chiefs’ Crucial Catch game, which promotes the prevention & early detection of cancer. Following the conclusion of the first quarter, there will be an “I Cheer For” moment for this week’s Crucial Catch theme. Halftime will also include a special tribute featuring seven survivors and their doctors from The University of Kansas Health System.

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KU basketball’s Bill Self to serve as Chiefs’ drum honoree vs. Raiders

#Jayhawks men’s basketball coach Bill Self will serve as the #Chiefs’ drum honoree against the #Raiders, plus more information on game entertainment for Week 5:

The Kansas City Chiefs have chosen their drum honoree for the Week 5 “Monday Night Football” game against the Las Vegas Raiders at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

University of Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball head coach and two-time national champion Bill Self will be in the Chiefs Kingdom on Monday night to serve as the team’s drum leader. Everyone is enamored with the undefeated Kansas Jayhawks football team right now, but it’s hard to forget that Self led the Jayhawks to a 34‑6 record and a national title win earlier this year.

Now, Self will get a chance to get Chiefs fans prepared to defeat their AFC West rival ahead of kickoff, pounding the drum on the GEHA Drum Deck and getting fans hyped up for the game. He’ll be joined on the drum deck by breast cancer survivor Renee Jeria, who will be the game’s Tony DiPardo Spirit Leader.

Other pregame entertainment will include a national anthem performance by GRAMMY-winning artist Erica Campbell. The Overland Park Police department will present the colors during the anthem. The U.S. Air Force Academy’s Parachute team, Wings of Blue, will have a pregame performance landing in the stadium.

Week 5 also serves as the Chiefs’ Crucial Catch game, which promotes the prevention & early detection of cancer. Following the conclusion of the first quarter, there will be an “I Cheer For” moment for this week’s Crucial Catch theme. Halftime will also include a special tribute featuring seven survivors and their doctors from The University of Kansas Health System.

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Jared Allen to serve as drum honoree for Chiefs vs. Broncos

For their My Cause My Cleats game against the #Broncos in Week 13, former #Chiefs DE Jared Allen will serve as the team’s drum honoree.

The Kansas City Chiefs have chosen their drum honoree for the Week 13 game at Arrowhead Stadium on “Sunday Night Football” against the Denver Broncos.

Fresh off of being named a semifinalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, former Chiefs DE Jared Allen will make his return to Arrowhead Stadium. Allen will be up on the GEHA Drum Deck, serving as the honorary drum leader for the team. He spent four seasons of his career in Kansas City from 2004-2007, serving as a launching point for one of the most dominant defensive linemen in NFL history.

Hopefully, the bye week allowed the team to repair the percussive instrument used to bang the drum because the previous drum honoree went a little too hard. Allen seems like someone who could put a lot of force into the drum too.

Allen is a great player to represent the team during “My Cause My Cleats” week. He started a Homes For Wounded Warriors back in October of 2009 and still works to help wounded military members to this day. A total of 16 Chiefs players will wear custom cleats representing causes that are near and dear to them on Sunday night. You can find all of the causes and cleats listed here.

As for the other pregame entertainment in Week 13, Matthew Johnson, a singer/songwriter from The Voice, will sing the national anthem. The Liberty, Kansas Fire Department will be there to present the colors. During halftime, there will be a prerecorded performance of the 2021 Junior Chiefs Cheerleaders, ages 6 to 17.

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