That tradition is the line’s involvement with First Down for Down Syndrome, an organization that raises funds and awareness in the Kansas City Down Syndrome region. Each year, members of the line attend the annual Wine Tasting Fundraiser.
While Chiefs greats in Shields and Waters have since retired, and Hudson and Allen have departed the team, younger linemen such as starting center Mitch Morse are making sure to carry on what their predecessors started.
“I think Jeff (Allen) was such a good leader on and off the field,” Morse said of his former teammate and current Houston Texan.