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.

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.

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.

Chiefs defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton came to the rescue of a young fan Sunday moments after Kansas City’s 30-27 win over Carolina. When a fan wearing a Nick Bolton jersey approached a railing at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte to greet members of the Chiefs following their 10th victory of the season,

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

The defensive tackle showed off the hands of a wide receiver as he lunged to catch a falling child who went over the edge of the stands.

Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Tershawn Wharton became an unexpected hero after catching a fan who fell out of the stands during the Chiefs' victory over the Carolina Panthers.

Wharton signed with the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent out of Missouri S&T in 2020. In 11 games this season he has 11 tackles and 2.5 sacks; the latter mark is already a career-high for the fourth-year lineman with six games to go.

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.