Damien Williams bounded down the tunnel at Arrowhead on Saturday afternoon, leaping his way to the field as his name reverberated around the snowy stadium.
As giant flames flanked him, the running back stomped his feet, clenched his fists, arched his back and yelled.
This was the moment, before the Chiefs beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-13, that he’d been working toward for years. And now, here he was, announced as a starter for the No. 1 seed Chiefs in the divisional round of the playoffs.
But for Williams, it was about more than that. It was also about the team standing on the other sideline.