George Karlaftis Autographs
George Matthew Karlaftis III (Greek: Γιώργος Ματθαίου Καρλαύτης; kar-LAFF-tiss; born 3 April 2001) is a Greek professional American football defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was born in Athens and grew up as a multi-sport athlete playing football, track and field, basketball, and water polo, the latter of which he played with the Greek national team.
Karlaftis and his family moved to the United States when he was 13. He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers, where he won all-Big Ten honors before being selected by the Chiefs in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft. In his debut season, Karlaftis was part of the Chiefs Super Bowl LVII winning roster and was a regular starter. In his second season, he was a key contributor in Kansas City's Super Bowl LVIII win.
Karlaftis was born in Athens, Greece. His father Μathiós "Matthew" Karlaftis grew up as an all-around athlete in Greece and later earned a degree in civil engineering at the University of Miami before pursuing a doctorate at Purdue University. His mother Amy, who had grown up near Purdue in West Lafayette, Indiana, met Matthew while she was a freshman. After marrying, they settled in Athens. While Amy spoke English to the couple's four children at home, they were otherwise brought up in Greek culture.
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Current items with a signature of George Karlaftis
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Traded items with a signature of George Karlaftis
The most expensive item with a signature of George Karlaftis (? Kansas City Chiefs George Karlaftis Signed Issued 24/25 Jersey) was sold in June 2025 for $1,540.00 while the cheapest item (Panini 2022 Chronicles Rookie Autograph George Karlaftis Purdue #TH-GEK) found a new owner for $4.00 in April 2026. The month with the most items sold (16) was October 2025 with an average selling price of $74.89 for an autographed item of George Karlaftis. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2025 with $74.89 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $13.48 was July 2026. In average, an autographed item from George Karlaftis is worth $31.25.
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Latest News about George Karlaftis
2022 NFL Mock Draft: Lions surprise with George Karlaftis at No. 1, first round (11/10/2021): Karlaftis is playing like a future NFL star this season at Purdue 
Purdue's Karlaftis tests positive for COVID-19 (11/24/2020): Purdue DE George Karlaftis, who had two sacks in three games this season and led the team with 17 tackles for loss in 2019, has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss games against Rutgers, Nebraska and Indiana.
