Super Bowl champion returns home to read to elementary school students

It was no Super Bowl party, but for the students of Loyd Auman Elementary in Fayetteville, it sure felt like one.

Wednesday morning, Kansas City Chiefs player Joshua Williams returned home to read the book 'Oh, The Places You'll Go!' by Dr. Seuss. to 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students.

The Super Bowl Champion is participating alongside local schools 'Read Across Americas Week,' which brings awareness of the importance of children reading and following their dreams.

"It's a crazy feeling to come back and talk to these kids," said Williams. "I was in their position once, and it just moves you; it really does."

Williams, a Fayetteville native and Cumberland County school graduate discusses the importance of working hard to accomplish life goals with students in the cafeteria.

"It's a crazy feeling to come back and talk to these kids," said Williams. "I was in their position once, and it just moves you; it does."

Winning the Superbowl his first year in the league, Williams shows students that with hard work, dreams do come true. He also hopes that some of the youth will grow up and be like him.

Student David Mikkelsen was asked what he learned from listening to Williams's story, and he replied,

"Then I grew up. I got into the NFL. and now... I'm here," Kaslerig said. "I won the Super Bowl, and it is just amazing to see all these little kids... talk to these little kids and talk to them. It is just amazing."

During the event, a student was asked who their favorite player in the world was, and they responded, laughing, by saying Patrick Mahomes.

Even though Mahomes was their favorite, many students became inspired by William's mission to encourage them to create their dreams and follow them.

Williams says he will be home for a couple of weeks. Before vacationing with his family, he plans to stop by Jack Britt, his old high school, and Fayetteville State University. He also talked about how exciting seeing his family at the Superbowl was.

"My family being there. I had some aunts and uncles, my dad, my stepmom," Williams said. "They got to come on the field. That was like a surreal moment."

March 2 is National Read Across America Day to celebrate reading. This observance was established by the National Education Association (NEA) in 1998 to help get kids excited about reading.