KU med student chosen for NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine program [Video]

SHAWNEE, Kan. (KCTV) – The Chiefs will have a new teammate when they take the field in St. Joseph, Mo. for training camp this year: fourth-year KU medical student, Elizabeth Holmes.

“This is kind of like, my biggest dream come true,” Holmes, a lifelong Chiefs fan, said. “My dad said what I used to do whenever they scored a touchdown was throw my hands up and do the whole like ‘Touchdown, Kan-sas City!’ thing. I’m from here. It just makes sense.”

The Shawnee Mission South graduate has been selected to this year’s NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative.

Just 32 participants across the country earned a spot – one for each club.