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Kansas City Chiefs Set To Honor Former Cheerleader Who Died After Childbirth
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The NFL team recently shared plans to pay tribute to Krystal Anderson, who died at 40 from sepsis-related complications following a stillbirth.
The Kansas City Chiefs have shared how the team plans to honor Krystal Anderson, a longtime Chiefs Cheerleader who died after giving birth in March.
On Tuesday, the NFL team stated on its website that it will pay tribute to Anderson in the upcoming season by having every member of the cheerleading squad wear a cuff on their right arm that features Anderson’s initials embroidered in white rhinestones.
Additionally, Anderson’s initials will be added to sideline padding near the 10-yard line on the field. The late cheerleader worked near the 10-yard line as a member of the squad’s alumni crew for the past seven years, the Chiefs said. She cheered for the Chiefs for over 100 games, from 2006-2011 and 2013-16.
Anderson died at age 40 of cardiac arrest caused by sepsis, a full-body infection, after she gave birth to a stillborn child on March 20, according to her husband.
Clayton Anderson has been outspoken in grieving his wife, who was Black, and highlighting the Black maternal mortality crisis in the U.S.