Chiefs Player Celebrates Super Bowl Win by Helping Out Dogs, It’s AMAZING

When I hear “NFL player” and “dogs” mentioned together, I usually think first of Michael Vick, who infamously tortured and killed dogs. But the Kansas City Chiefs’ Derrick Nnadi has given me a happier story to dwell upon.

After their Super Bowl victory on Sunday, defensive tackle Nnadi decided to celebrate the win by covering the adoption fees of every single dog at the KC Pet Project animal shelter. Instead of jumping through financial hoops, these rescue dogs can now jump straight into the arms of their forever families.

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With an average adoption fee of $150 and over a hundred dogs at KC Pet Project, this is no small gesture, and it was born from a true love for the animals.

[G]oing into his senior year of college, Nnadi got his first dog, Rocky. And the love between them inspired him to help other animals.

“When I first got him, he was very timid,” Nnadi said. “It made me think of how other animals, whether they’re owned or in a shelter, are feeling scared and alone.”

So in his second year in the NFL, he partnered with the KC Pet Project, a non-profit animal shelter in Kansas City, Missouri, through the Derrick Nnadi Foundation. For every Chiefs win this season, he paid for a dog’s adoption fee. The Chiefs won 15 times, including the post-season.

The perfect way to cap off this great season ‼️ https://t.co/k9KSt05gtt

— Derrick Nnadi 🇳🇬 (@DerrickNnadi) February 3, 2020

Through his generosity, Nnadi has made more than a hundred families complete and saved as many lives. I am so grateful on their behalf for his generous heart– Nnadi is a champion in more ways than one.