On a day where we celebrate America, freedom, apple pie and independence, we thought it’d be interesting to take a look at a database of Kansas City Chiefs players to see who best exemplified America—or at least those whose very names make you want to place your hand over your heart. Here’s to the land of the free and the home of the Chiefs.
Ricky Stanzi
It’s impossible to make a list of the most patriotic (or most patriotic-sounding) Chiefs without starting with ‘Merica himself, Ricky Stanzi. Scott Pioli picked Stanzi in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft after starting at the University of Iowa, a beautiful moment of a Patriot selecting another patriot.