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Chiefs RG Trey Smith set to receive warm homecoming after Super Bowl LVII win

#Chiefs RG Trey Smith will be honored with a “Trey Day” homecoming in his hometown of Jackson, Tennessee on March 3rd.

Weeks after the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVI win, their players are celebrating their monumental achievement. Standout offensive lineman Trey Smith took to Twitter to announce “Trey Day” in his hometown of Jackson, Tennessee, where his part in the Chiefs’ big win will be commemorated on Friday, March 3rd.

One of several Super Bowl champions to hail from the town of nearly 70,000 in western Tennessee, Smith joins the likes of Ed ‘Too Tall’ Jones, Trey Teague, and Jabari Greer, as the latest in a long line of top-tier football players to come from the Madison County seat.

The official “Trey Day” events will take place at 4:00 p.m. local time at city hall in Jackson, where Smith will be formally honored for his accomplishments with the Chiefs this season. The affair is set to be live-streamed on Facebook for fans near and far who will not be able to attend in person. It will feature the town’s mayor, Scott Conger, along with head football coach, Nick Stamper, from Smith’s alma mater at The University School of Jackson.

Clearly, Smith is seen as something of a legend among legends in his humble hometown. This well-deserved honor was earned through grit and determination that has come to define his NFL career so far in Kansas City.

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The Twitter world reacts to T Cole Van Lanen being drafted by the Green Bay Packers

On Saturday, former Wisconsin tackle Cole Van Lanen was drafted in the 6th round of the NFL draft with the 214th pick by his home state team

On Saturday afternoon, former Wisconsin tackle Cole Van Lanen was drafted in the sixth round of the NFL draft with the 214th pick by his hometown Green Bay Packers. Van Lanen was drafted one pick later than his former teammate, cornerback Rachad Wildgoose, who went to the Buffalo Bills.

Related: How to watch, listen and stream the 2021 NFL draft from Thursday through Saturday

The Green Bay, Wisconsin, native started for two seasons for the Badgers in 2019 and 2020, while splitting snaps with Jon Dietzen at right tackle in 2018. Van Lanen was also named a second-team All-American by CBS Sports following the 2019 season.

Here are some of the best Twitter reactions to Van Lanen being drafted by the Green Bay Packers.

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Listen: Terron Armstead releases new single ‘My Zone’

New Orleans Saints left tackle Terron Armstead took a break from Pro Bowl trips and coaching clinics to record a fiery hip-hop single.

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If this whole football thing doesn’t work out for two-time Pro Bowl left tackle Terron Armstead, then the New Orleans Saints’ blind side protector might have a future in music. Armstead celebrated his 29th birthday by announcing his first adventure into the world of hip-hop.

Armstead’s debut track is titled “My Zone,” which is available for streaming on Apple Music and iTunes. It does contain some coarse language, so be advised before blasting some tunes across your office.

It’s been an interesting offseason for Armstead. He’s taken an active interest in work off the practice field, speaking at an NFL offensive line clinic as one of its more experienced participants while funding the construction of community centers in his Cahokia, Ill. hometown and his new community in New Orleans, and somehow found time to indulge his other interests by spitting fire on a three-minute single. Good for him.

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