The most red, white and blue Chiefs to ever wear the jersey

Can you get more American than a fullback named Sausage? Sherman was a lightning bolt of a player for the Chiefs on the field and had an equally as electric pro-wrestling-esque personality off of it. If you think there is a player more likely to blast some Lee Greenwood through the speakers of his pontoon boat while deleting a more than impressive amount of domestic light beers on the Fourth of July than Sherman, you couldn't be more mistaken.

2. James Winchester

The Chiefs' current long snapper is a well-documented fan of everything outdoors. He is a walking Luke Bryan song as he hunts, fishes, and loves every day. Hailing from America's heartland (Washington, OK), Winchester embodies the origins of American culture: conservation, living off the land, and a humble mid-south upbringing. You also can't deny that sharing a name with a firearms manufacturer is a pretty American thing.

3. Clyde Edwards-Helaire

Former Chief Clyde Edwards-Helaire was raised in a military household growing up—his mom was a member of the U.S. Army and his dad a U.S. Marine—so he knows a thing or two about what makes America great. From his first day in Kansas City, CEH was deeply involved in the Chiefs' USAA Salute to Service initiatives and was active in the Kansas City military community, assisting with charitable events during his time with the Chiefs.

4. Donnie Edwards

Donnie Edwards is another former Chiefs player with lifelong military ties. He was born in San Diego, which is a Naval and Marine Corps hotbed, and had numerous family members who were lifelong military servicemen and women. Edwards started the Best Defense Foundation in 2018 to assist war veterans returning home from combat with various opportunities, including community outreach and connection, as well as opportunities for veterans of foreign wars to return to the countries where they defended our freedom for commemorations.

5. Lamar Hunt

Just as America had its forefathers, the Chiefs (and the AFC) also have theirs. A simplistic answer to the question "Who was George Washington?" could be "the guy who invented America," obviously. While the invention and subsequent rise of the United States of America wasn't as simple as one man having an idea and putting it into action, neither was the invention of the American Football League or its merger with the National Football League. Nor was the coining of the term "Super Bowl". Lamar Hunt is to the Kansas City Chiefs what George Washington is to America: a founding father, our first great leader, and a man whose efforts shaped the football that we are living and breathing to this very day.