The most prolific pass catcher in Chiefs history will add his name to the Arrowhead Stadium Ring of Honor in December.
The franchise will honor tight end Tony Gonzalez on Dec. 13, when the Chiefs play host to the Los Angeles Chargers in a Thursday night primetime game.
“To be able to go up in that Ring of Honor and be listed with all those guys, whew, it’s amazing,” Gonzalez told The Star in February, when he visited Kansas City for the 47th annual 101 Awards. “Couldn’t ask for anything more.”
A shaky rookie season in 1997 gave way to the most established tight-end career in NFL history, the bulk of it in Kansas City.