J.C. Pearson recalls a memorable Arrowhead Stadium game in his career
This week, Chiefs Wire’s Ed Easton Jr. spoke with NFL Alumni Kansas City Chapter President and Kansas City Chiefs legend JC Pearson.
In his interview with Easton Jr., Pearson discussed his role as an NFL alumni ambassador for the “GEAR UP Against Cancer” lung cancer campaign, in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control. He also recalled a memorable game from his playing career at Arrowhead Stadium against the Buffalo Bills.
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“We want to be proactive and use our platform to get the word out and try to see if we can be proactive and help people avoid this terrible disease,” Pearson said of lung cancer.
Pearson spent seven of his eight NFL seasons with the Chiefs as a defensive back in the 1980s and 1990s. He played in 90 games for Kansas City, including a memorable night at Arrowhead Stadium.
“That 1991 Monday Night Football game against Buffalo (Bills). Buffalo was at its peak, going to four straight Super Bowls. They were running the AFC at that time and they came here. That stadium was the beginning of Arrowhead Stadium, and the mystery that it has now, and man, the electricity in that stadium,” Pearson said. “
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The recent decision to relocate the Chiefs to Kansas, with a new stadium opening in 2031, has drawn both praise and criticism. Pearson spoke about the opportunity to usher in a new era for the franchise.
“You have to win to keep this environment, and these guys are great players, All-Pros, with many memorable plays. It also lends to the mystique of Arrowhead. These guys will always be in that Arrowhead tradition,” Pearson said. across the country, so they should have no problem traveling from Kansas City, Missouri, to Kansas City, Kansas. »
For more information on the ‘PREPARE for the campaign against cancer fight against lung cancer, visit National Football League Alumni Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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