‘My family are super proud’: George Karlaftis to play in first ever Super Bowl

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Greek-born professional American football player, George Karlaftis, will play for the first time in the NFL Super Bowl on Sunday, February 12.

Karlaftis, who plays defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League, will go up against Philadelphia Eagles at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, the United States.

The 21-year-old entered the NFL as the second of two first-round draft picks (30th overall) by the Kansas City Chiefs when he was selected in the 2022 NFL Drafts.

In a live interview before the Super Bowl against the Eagles, Karlaftis said: “My family over there [in Greece], especially my grandpa, are super, super proud.”

“I hope I am inspiring kids to follow their dreams, not specifically in my footsteps with football, but with anything.”

Karlaftis was born in Athens, Greece and grew up pursuing sports and athletics, in football, track and field, basketball, and water polo. His started playing football from eighth grade, when his family moved to West Lafayette, Indiana.

Source: NFL

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