Chiefs' Wharton caught child who fell over stadium railing

Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Tershawn Wharton came to the rescue of a young fan during Sunday's win over the Carolina Panthers.

As Wharton explained Tuesday on "The Pat McAfee Show," he was tossing his gloves into the crowd at Bank of America Stadium when he saw a child falling over the railing toward him. Wharton caught the child, helping him avoid a potentially serious injury.

"I would say it was natural reaction," Wharton said. "Usually when I leave a game, I try to throw my gloves in the crowd. And I think I heard my name a little bit. And when I heard my name, I seen him coming down. It was two security guards right there. I don't think they realized what I was doing because they was looking at us. But I just had to kind of push him into the stands a little bit to make sure he didn't hit too hard."

Wharton added that he hopes to meet the kid and bring him out to a future Chiefs game.

"I would like to reach out to him, get him out to a game and be able to reflect with him a little bit more if I could," Wharton said.

The Chiefs defeated the Panthers 30-27 to improve to 10-1 on the season. They'll be back in action Friday against the Las Vegas Raiders.