The Los Angeles Chargers selected offensive tackle Joe Alt with the No. 5 overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft. Alt is the son of Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame offensive tackle John Alt.

âÄù AltâÄôs decision to play hockey at Minnesota was met with disagreement from his father, John Alt, who played football at the University of Iowa. âÄúWe recruited him to play hockey at [Minnesota] ...

Joe Alt's lineage is peppered with athletic prowess, which he shared in an interview with Hayley Elwood. His father, John Alt ... kind of fell in love with football," he continued.