"The Homegrowns" pres. by adidas | Extended Play

In December, we asked our youngest Homegrown players to open up on what it means to represent a city like Chicago professionally at such a young age, and how they’re working to inspire the next generation of kids coming up behind them.

The results became a three-part video series, “The Homegrowns” presented by adidas, which launched just before the new year.

— Chicago Fire FC (@ChicagoFire) December 28, 2020Across each topic, the group's responses had a clear and central theme: Chicago meets hard work head-on, and hard work makes anything possible. It’s how these guys got to where they are today, and how they’ll get to where they’re going.

Most of the group -- all still in their teenage years…