the essential He is one of the only French people to have succeeded in distinguishing himself in the NFL, Lucas Niang will try to win a second Super Bowl in a row with the Kansa City Chiefs this Sunday, February 11.
The history of the NFL includes very few French people. Only Richard Tardits, a New England Patriots player in the 90s, has been talked about. But that was without counting the arrival of Lucas Niang on the circuit in 2020.
This Sunday, February 11, he will try to win his second Super Bowl in a row alongside the Kansas City Chiefs. They face the San Franscisco 49ers during the night (French time).
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A Frenchman of origin
Even though he was born and raised in the United States, Lucas Niang remains very proud of his French origins (his father is French and his mother Ivorian). He who speaks the language of Molière fluently and who proudly wears the French flag on his helmet seems very honored by his origins. “I have never seen another French flag in the NFL and it made me really happy to do it” he declared in the columns of The team.
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This 25-year-old colossus, who stands 1m98 tall and weighs 140kg, has a special role within his team. He is a tackel (offensive tackle), so he never touches the ball. His mission is to protect his quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, from the other team’s tacklers.
Lucas Niang is the first Frenchman to have won a Super Bowl (last year with the Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles).
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— NFL France (@NFLFrance) February 13, 2023
Even though he has never lived in France, Niang is very attached to France where he spent a large part of his summers: “I went to Marseille, to Lille too, depending on where the people lived. people in my family. We moved around a lot, we went to see my grandmother, our uncles and aunts, my cousins. I lessened a little when football became serious. That’s how I learned to speak French, of course” Lucas Niang told The team.
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