Kansas City Public Schools (KCK) flag football players will have access to new football equipment ahead of the district’s first girls football season.
Former Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Gary Stills and former NFL wide receiver Tim Barnett attended girls flag football events throughout the district and presented surprise gifts of flag belts and other equipment to players and schools.
Nike provided the jerseys through a $100,000 grant.
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The Kansas City Chiefs logo before the Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)
Chiefs mascot KC Wolf also made an appearance at the event.
“It's groundbreaking. We're making history here,” Chiefs youth marketing manager Sheila Sickau said.
Schickau added that the growth of girls' flag football will help create more equitable competition for high school athletes.
The Kansas City Chiefs donated flag football equipment to schools in Kansas City, Kansas. (Fox News)
“I think it's time to finally give girls the opportunity to play football in a safe environment. Before flag football came along, the only option for many of our girls was co-ed tackle,” Schickau said.
Former NFL star Drew Bledsoe thinks playing Olympic flag football could be fun and would love to have Tyreek Hill on his team.
The girls at the event took part in a series of drills as they continue to prepare for the six-week flag football season. Only one KCK school will have a girls flag football team in 2023. Fox 4 Kansas City.
The Kansas City Chiefs logo before the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on December 31, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The high school district's flag football season begins Sept. 14.
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Flag football is becoming increasingly popular in the United States and is set to be included in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
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