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Kansas City Chiefs sixth round pick from Belize has an amazing story

In the sixth round of the 2015 NFL Draft on Saturday the Kansas City Chiefs selected Southern Miss DT Rakeem Nunez-Roches. The fact that he is here in the United States about to play in the NFL is incredible.

Nunez-Roches was born in Dangriga, Belize. His life before coming to the United States when he was eight years old sounds rough.

"Really when I got here, I was excited," Nunez-Roches told the KC media on Saturday, via quotes from the Chiefs. "Everything amazed me from the little things - running water to electricity.