For an offensive line, trust between individual members is critical on the field. If the players don’t gel as a unit, the line will not be successful.
That is why it is so important for linemen to do things together in all aspects of their life, including off-the-field activities.
For the Kansas City Chiefs offensive line in particular, one of those activities involves synonymously participating with the First Downs for Down Syndrome charity.
“It's tradition,” OL Jeff Allen said on Thursday. “It's been going on for a long time. It's been passed down from generation to generation of offensive linemen.