Chesterfield programs producing leaders on the field at NSU

NORFOLK, Virginia -- Norfolk State, just two hours down I-64, is a FCS (Football Champion Subdivision) school in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They have a huge recruiting presence in Virginia, as they should, pulling in prospects from all over the state. They currently have five athletes rostered from the Chester area.

Saturday I attended Norfolk State’s homecoming, an overtime loss to Delaware State 13-10. Despite the loss, the showmanship of the celebration included band and dancer alumni being invited onto the field for a halftime performance and the burning of the mortgage note for William Price Stadium.

Here are the five players currently attending Norfolk State from our area, how they got there and what they’re doing at the next level.

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