Kansas City Chiefs give franchise icon Derrick Thomas' son a tryout

2013 Rocky Mountain Showdown at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on September 1, 2013 in Denver, Colorado.

Donnell Alexander plays on the opposite side of the line of his famous father, but he hopes to make a name for himself with the same franchise.

The son of Kansas City Chiefs icon Derrick Thomas just finished a tryout during a three-day rookie minicamp with the Chiefs.

Thomas, an outside linebacker who spent his entire Hall of Fame career with the Chiefs, passed away in 2000 after a tragic automobile accident left him paralyzed. He died two weeks later of a pulmonary embolysm.

According to a team profile of Alexander's tryout, he was too young to remember a whole lot about his famous father.

Alexander, a running back who played at Colorado State and Akron, faces an uphill battle to crack a crowded Chiefs backfield.

But he seems to have at least left an impression on head coach Andy Reid:

That tattoo says "Made in K.C."

It's fitting, given he grew up there and was a high school star there.

Now, Alexander just hopes he can make a pro football career there, too.

(h/t NFL.com)