NFL to auction game-worn jerseys following Bucs-Chiefs game to support Hurricane Ian relief efforts

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The National Football League Foundation will donate $1 million to Hurricane Ian relief efforts, matching the donation by the Glazer family, owners of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 

The NFL will also auction a number of game-worn jerseys from the Tampa Bay-Kansas City game Sunday night to support relief efforts. 

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) gets a pass away under pressure from Indianapolis Colts defensive end Yannick Ngakoue (91) during a game Sept. 25, 2022, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.  (Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"Following Sunday Night’s Kansas City Chiefs-Tampa Bay Buccaneers game, the NFL will also be auctioning off a limited number of game-worn jerseys and other unique items which fans can bid on at NFL.com/auction to support the American Red Cross’ Hurricane Ian relief efforts," the NFL said in a statement. 

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The Glazer family, owners of the Bucs since 1995, announced a $1 million donation Thursday. 

"The destruction suffered in Southwest Florida and the damage inflicted throughout our state will be felt for some time," said Buccaneers co-owner Darcie Glazer Kassewitz, according to the Bucs' website.  

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"It will take entire communities' resiliently working together for an extended period, and our family is committed to aiding in the recovery. Our thoughts and prayers are with the countless people affected, the heroic first responders and all of those helping to keep others safe."

A view of empty seats