FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Joshua Williams headed back to his alma mater Fayetteville State to host a youth football camp this week.

The Chiefs won the Super Bowl for the third time this year, defeating the Philadelphia Eagles on Feb. 12 in Glendale, Arizona.

Williams, who grew up in Fayetteville and played cornerback at Fayetteville State, says the camp is not just about football, it’s about teaching leadership skills that will stick with boys for the rest of their lives.

Williams says every lesson students learn on and off the football field is valuable.

“Most of these kids, I understand, even from humble beginnings, can do anything, even from Super Bowl champ, math teacher, lawyer, it doesn’t really matter,” he said.

It was important to Williams to come back to his alma mater to host the Youth Football Champ Camp along with other coaches from the school so kids like Zion Williams know what it means to see a positive male role model giving back to the community where he grew up.

“This helps me learn how college is going to be, how the coaches are going to coach you,” said Zion Williams, who participated in the camp.

Students learn crucial skills such as passing and defensive work.

They say these strategies will help them in the game of football and in the classroom.

“He motivates me and he gives me special talks, advice-type things,” Zion Williams added.

Joshua Williams says the lessons kids are learning will help them pursue their dreams.  

“They could be the ones to cure cancer, cure AIDS — something crazy. Playing a sport doesn’t necessarily make you great. I’m just out there for entertainment. A lot of these kids are way greater than entertainment, they could go and solve world problems,” Joshua Williams said.

This is the first time Williams has hosted the camp, but he says he hopes to do it again next year.