Kansas City Chiefs player becomes a coach to a mutt named Parsnip for the 'Puppy Bowl' Before the Kansas City Chiefs made it to their third-straight Super Bowl berth, one player took to coaching a puppy for a different big game.
Chiefs defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi and his girlfriend, Nani Hinton, visited The Humane Society of Greater Kansas City in October to coach Parsnip, a 4-month-old mutt, to make his debut at Puppy Bowl XXI.
“Parsnip is a sweet little pup,” Sydney Mollentine, president and CEO of The Humane Society of Greater Kansas City said in October.
Mollentine said her organization, which has a shelter in Kansas City, Kansas, is grateful for Nnadi's help prompting adoptions.
Puppy Bowl XXI premieres Sunday at 2 p.m. EST on Animal Planet — shortly before Nnadi takes the field with the Chiefs for Super Bowl LIX.
