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Kansas City Chiefs’ LB Reggie Ragland returns home to a hero’s welcome after Super Bowl win

He has achieved greatness in athletics at every level of his life.

Reggie Ragland looks back at the times he was put in a trash can in the eighth grade and he can laugh about it now. His toughness and commitment to being a champion started at a young age and it was basketball at Bob Jones High School that got his fingers used to wearing rings.

After helping the program win a state championship, football became his calling as Nick Saban offered him to play linebacker at the University of Alabama. Like most others, Ragland earned his way onto the field by playing well on special teams.