Super Bowl LIX is now just hours away with the Kansas City Chiefs looking to create history when they face the Philadelphia Eagles, with Patrick Mahomes ... captain for the season will have the ...

Each player will wear a special patch on his jersey. There are four stars on the patch with a large letter “C.” There is also a gold star for each year a player has been a captain.

The NFL has had captain patches for over 15 years now. Here's how the patch came to be and way the stars on it mean for each player.