Football-Chiefs' Wharton says catching child falling from stands was a natural reaction

Gabriel Negreanu

Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton said it was a natural reaction to catch a child who fell headfirst from the lower level of the stands after a game in North Carolina at the weekend. A video posted on social media showed Wharton, 26, lunge forward and catch the child, who lost his balance and fell from the lower tier after the Chiefs' 30-27 win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Wharton, a two-time Super Bowl champion with the Chiefs, lifted the child and put him back in