Tag: Super Bowl Opening Night

Chiefs Chris Jones, Travis Kelce embrace villain role ahead of Super Bowl LVIII

#Chiefs stars Chris Jones and Travis Kelce are comfortable playing the villain against the San Francisco #49ers in Super Bowl LVIII.

The villain role is often labeled on teams and players for various reasons, whether it’s because of consistent success, attitude, or public image. The Kansas City Chiefs have found a way to fulfill all those qualities for those who aren’t fans within the Chiefs Kingdom, as the expectation is Super Bowl LVIII will feel less like a neutral field for Kansas City.

Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones didn’t hold back his thoughts on the recent shift in opinion of the team during his conversation with NFL Network at the Super Bowl Opening Night podium on Monday.

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“For some reason, everybody used to love us. We used to be one of the most favorite teams, and now everybody’s like, ‘We’re ready for the Chiefs to lose.’ I don’t know why what changed,” said Jones. “What dramatic incidents happened to where everybody felt like we should lose now, but that’s okay. They can continue hating.”

Jones loves the role almost as much as his teammate Travis Kelce, who has dealt with more than his fair share of hate this season. Whether it’s the success of the Chiefs, his career, or his personal life, the Pro Bowl tight end is always a target. He shot back at fans in attendance on Monday for booing him as he spoke on the public address microphone to the 49ers-friendly crowd.

“Y’all are firing me up, making me want to play right now,” shouted Kelce. “I love the boos more than I love the cheers. Keep them coming, Niner’s gang, keep them coming.”

Kelce’s playful banter with the audience is a reminder that he and the Chiefs aren’t bothered by an opposing fanbase. The last two postseason victories on the road over the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens confirmed the team’s resilience and mental toughness to handle hostile environments.

5 Memorable Chiefs Moments from past Super Bowl Opening Nights

Check out these five memorable Kansas City #Chiefs moments from past Super Bowl Opening Nights.

The Super Bowl festivities officially kick off on Monday for the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers with the annual Super Bowl Opening Night event. The traditional showcase of the players and coaches in a fun media session has its share of memorable moments.

The Chiefs have had some fun moments over the past few seasons as they enter another Super Bowl matchup this Sunday. Check out five of our favorite Super Bowl Opening Night moments featuring current Chiefs members during the team’s last three appearances.

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Andy Reid, Nick Sirianni take center stage at Super Bowl opening night

Reid and Sirianni stole the show at the Super Bowl’s opening night. Both fielded questions about their time spent together with the #Eagles

The NFL kicked off its Super Bowl festivities on Monday, hosting the event’s opening night in Phoenix, Arizona which featured a gargantuan press conference that seemed more like a football-themed circus than an actual media briefing.

In front of hundreds of reporters, both Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid and Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni took center stage to answer questions from reporters who came from across the country to cover Super Bowl LVII.

Both coaches are at vastly different points in their careers, but each told reporters about the immense respect that they have for their opponent ahead of the Super Bowl matchup. Reid, an NFL legend at his peak in his twilight years, was once Sirianni’s boss and expressed his enthusiasm for his former protege’s success with his former team.

Sirianni, the younger upstart head coach, responded in kind, commenting about the “deep respect” he has for Reid after his experience working under him in Philadelphia nearly a decade ago.

Ahead of this matchup, it seems that the leaders of both teams know what they are up against, and were quick to praise the other at any opportunity. Reid and Sirianni have both fought hard to bring their squads to the championship game, and over the course of seasons have earned themselves the chance to compete to reach the pinnacle of their profession this weekend.

Days away from this battle of former colleagues, the candor and grace Reid and Sirianni showed in their comments about each other were indicative of the respect each has for the game of football and the stakes at hand.

A reporter came to Super Bowl opening night dressed as Dorothy to get off one awful joke

This is so much work for such a stupid joke.

Monday night is Super Bowl LIV Opening Night, which means that press get to gather around and try to get the players to answer questions while, simultaneously, a bunch of other press dress up like fools and try to get easy laughs by embarrassing themselves.

But this year, a reporter in that second crew went above and beyond, and needs to be applauded.

You may say, Man, that is a whole lot of commitment to get one not very good joke off. 

To which I reply: Yes, and therein lies its brilliance. 

It’s one thing to dress up a fool. It’s another thing entirely, a beautiful thing, to dress up a fool all for the entire purpose of getting off one, awful, stupid pun. The purpose behind the costume changes. No longer is it just to grab attention. No, now there is meaning behind it. Sure, it’s an idiotic pun, but still, that is something. 

Bless you, reporter, whoever you are. Bless you for committing to the bit.

Beautiful. Idiotic, but beautiful.

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