Here is why Chiefs executives wore pink shirts Saturday during the NFL Draft
The Chiefs on Monday released video of the draft-day call being made to Oregon middle linebacker Jeff Bassa.
These videos are cool because the players are always really excited that their dream of joining an NFL team is coming true. And you also get to hear what the Chiefs coaches and front-office staff tell the college kids.
You may have noticed in that video the executives in the Chiefs war room were wearing coral-colored T-shirts with the words: “Your light lives on in all of us, C.C.T.”
The Chiefs’ brass joined other teams in donning the pink T-shirts in the fifth round of the draft, as the Indianapolis Star noted. It was in honor of Coral Terpening, whose husband Matt is the Colts’ director of college scouting.
The Indy Star story said Coral Terpening died unexpectedly on April 12 while at a volleyball tournament with the couple’s daughters in Louisville.
“It was a hard week for all of us,” Colts general manager Chris Ballard said, per the team’s website. “Our prayers go out to Matt and his two daughters. It was a hard week. The light was watching a community of Westfield come out to support this family — watch the organization support the Terpening family. Our prayers go out to all of them. It was a hard week. It was a hard week, and something we had to work through, something we’ll never get over. We’ll get through it. We’ll always be here for all of them.”
Ballard previously worked in the Chiefs front office.
Chiefs general manager Brett Veach wore the T-shirt over his All-Juice Team hoodie, which is a tribute to late Kansas City Star NFL reporter Terez Paylor. Proceeds from those hoodies support the Terez A. Paylor Scholarship at Howard University and the PowerMizzou Journalism Alumni Scholarship.
This story was originally published April 30, 2025 at 12:18 PM.
