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It was get together time in Missouri on Wednesday because the Chiefs continued their celebrations after Sunday’s Tremendous Bowl win with a parade via the streets of Kansas Metropolis.
For the Chiefs’ final Tremendous Bowl win in 2020, it was estimated that between 800,000 and a million followers lined the streets to have a good time and early indications confirmed that quantity was prone to be matched.
Regardless of the parade getting underway at noon native time, some followers had been ready by the facet of the street 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’ group buses made their manner via the streets in a line. Nonetheless, the buses quickly bought separated from one another because the gamers bought off to have a good time with the followers.
Some took selfies, signed autographs and gave out hugs, whereas others handed out beers to delighted supporters.
Free beer was turning into one thing of a theme, with Chiefs operating again Jamaal Charles saying in a bar earlier than the parade that followers current would obtain free Bud Gentle – those who have been 21 and over in fact.
Just a few 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 two-time Tremendous Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes, who was carrying a WWE World Championship belt on the bus, and Travis Kelce, accompanied by his now-famous mother Donna, went previous giving out excessive fives.
Mahomes particularly seemed to be having a blast, dancing in the back of the bus together 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 carrying one which learn “0 sacks” and Orlando Brown Jr. one which learn “0 sacks, put it on a f****** t-shirt.”
Stopping Mahomes, who was struggling with an ankle sprain, from being sacked within the Tremendous Bowl was clearly a matter of nice satisfaction.
The day earlier than the parade, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs vast 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 maintain you when it issues 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 Tremendous Bowl.
The penalty allowed the Chiefs to expire the clock after which kick a championship-winning subject aim.
Eagles vast receiver AJ Brown was lower than impressed with Smith-Schuster’s tweet.
“First off congratulations,” he replied on Twitter. “Y’all deserve it. That is lame. You was on the way in which out the league earlier than Mahomes resurrected your profession in your 1 yr deal Tik-Tok boy.
“He admitted that he grabbed you however don’t act like your (sic) like that or ever was. However congratulations once more!”
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.