Thankfully, Kansas City Chiefs player Tershawn Wharton moved in to soften the fall for the kid. Now, Wharton is trying to find the young fan to get him and his family to a football game.

Chiefs defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton helped save the boy who fell onto the field after his team defeated the Panthers.

After quite possibly saving a child’s life on Sunday, Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton has invited the young fan to a game. Wharton caught the child after he fell headfirst from the Bank of America Stadium stands following the Chiefs’ 30-27 win against the Carolina Panthers.

There were plenty of important catches made on Sunday around the NFL, but none were as crucial as the catch Chiefs' lineman Tershawn Wharton made after Kansas City's game against Carolina. As Wharton and his teammates were walking back into the locker room following

The Kansas City Chiefs' most important catch happened after Sunday's win against the Carolina Panthers, when defensive lineman Tershawn Wharton saved a young fan who fell from the stands.

Defensive end Tershawn Wharton of the Kansas City Chiefs made one of the biggest catches of his career Sunday and it came after the game was over. Wharton was walking off the field and heading toward the tunnel at Bank of America Stadium following the Chiefs’ 30-27 win over the Carolina Panthers when fans began clamoring in the stands above.

A Kansas City Chiefs player wants to connect with a fan after he saved him from falling onto the field at the Bank of America Stadium Sunday against the Carolina Panthers.

Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton saved one young fan from disaster after the Chiefs win against the Panthers on Sunday. As the Chiefs players were heading to the locker room following the victory,