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It was celebration time in Missouri on Wednesday because the Chiefs continued their celebrations after Sunday’s Super Bowl win with a parade by way of the streets of Kansas City and a rally the place two-time Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes instructed the group he was planning to see them in the identical place subsequent yr.
At the rally, Mahomes, who was chosen MVP for the NFL season and for the Super Bowl, lauded the Chiefs followers and mentioned the longer term maintain extra huge wins.
“This is just the beginning. We ain’t done yet,” Mahomes instructed the huge crowd in entrance of Union Station. “So I’ll make sure to hit y’all back next year, and I hope the crowd’s the same.”
For the Chiefs’ final Super Bowl win in 2020, it was estimated that between 800,000 and 1 million followers lined the streets to rejoice and early indications confirmed that quantity was more likely to be matched.
Despite the parade getting underway at noon native time, some followers had been ready by the facet of the highway since 6 a.m. CT to make sure they have been in prime place to see the parade go by.
The celebrations started in a considerably organized trend because the Chiefs’ workforce buses made their manner by way of the streets in a line. However, the buses quickly bought separated from one another because the gamers bought off to rejoice with the followers.
Some took selfies, signed autographs and gave out hugs, whereas others handed out beers to delighted supporters.
Once once more, boisterous tight finish and hype man Travis Kelce pumped up the group, then mentioned: “Chiefs kingdom, we do this for you. … And we love every single time you make Arrowhead (Stadium) shake.”
He mentioned it was the most effective season of his life and thanked the followers, his teammates and members of the Chiefs’ group.
“Everyone’s asking if this is a dynasty, it’s been a dynasty,” he mentioned, alluding to a few Super Bowl appearances in 5 seasons and two titles.
Free beer was turning into one thing of a theme, with Chiefs operating again Jamaal Charles asserting in a bar earlier than the parade that followers current would obtain free Bud Light – those who have been 21 and over after all.
A number of fortunate followers even bought the possibility to the touch the well-known Vince Lombardi Trophy as Chiefs defensive sort out Derrick Nnadi cradled it and took it over to the the place they have been lined up.
Supporters went right into a frenzy when Mahomes, who was sporting a WWE World Championship belt on the bus, and Kelce, accompanied by his now-famous mother Donna, went previous giving out excessive fives.
Mahomes specifically having a blast, dancing behind the bus along with his MVP award in a single hand and and a beer within the different.
The Chiefs offensive line even had particular t-shirts made for the event, with Trey Smith sporting one which learn “0 sacks” and Orlando Brown Jr. one which learn “0 sacks, put it on a f****** t-shirt.”
Preventing Mahomes, who was struggling with an ankle sprain, from being sacked within the Super Bowl was clearly a matter of nice satisfaction.
The day earlier than the parade, Kansas City Chiefs extensive receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster was nonetheless ruffling the Eagles’ feathers.
Smith-Schuster posted a mock Valentine’s Day card to his Twitter account bearing the face of Philadelphia’s James Bradberry, together with the caption “I’ll hold you when it matters most.”
The cheeky put up was a reference to Bradberry being whistled for a controversial holding penalty for tugging at Smith-Schuster’s jersey late within the fourth quarter of Sunday’s Super Bowl.
The penalty allowed the Chiefs to expire the clock after which kick a championship-winning subject purpose.
Eagles extensive receiver AJ Brown was lower than impressed with Smith-Schuster’s tweet.
“First off congratulations,” he replied on Twitter. “Y’all deserve it. This is lame. You was on the best way out the league earlier than Mahomes resurrected your profession in your 1 yr deal Tik-Tok boy.
“He admitted that he grabbed you but don’t act like your (sic) like that or ever was. But congratulations again!”
Brown’s “Tik Tok boy” comment despatched Twitter customers right into a frenzy, a reference to Smith-Schuster’s penchant for performing dance routines made well-known by the social media app whereas on the sector.
Source: www.cnn.com