The Kansas City Chiefs are planning to honor Hall of Fame QB Len Dawson during the course of the preseason Week 3 game against the Green Bay Packers on Thursday. Dawson, 87, passed away on Wednesday after entering hospice care earlier in August.
Speaking to reporters, Chiefs CEO and Chairman Clark Hunt said that the team has some things planned for the upcoming game. Hunt is also hopeful that there will be another event in the future at Arrowhead Stadium honoring Dawson that is open to all fans.
“So, we’re in discussions right now with the family on that,” Hunt said. “We want to be respectful of what the family would like to do. Certainly, we’ll do some things during the game tomorrow night and then hopefully something later on at GEHA Field at Arrowhead that will be open to the fans.”
As for more significant season-long plans like the team wearing a No. 16 patch or doing something at the stadium to memorialize Dawson, Hunt says the team is still in discussion with the family about what they’d like to see done. There will most certainly be more to come as the team pays tribute to one of the most iconic players in franchise history.
If you’re looking to catch whatever the team does to honor Dawson tomorrow, you can tune into the game on NFL Network (national broadcast) or KSHB-TV (local broadcast) at 7:00 p.m. CT on Thursday, Aug 25.
