A horde of Kansas Metropolis Chiefs followers have been getting ready to salute their crew’s newest Tremendous Bowl triumph on Wednesday within the NFL champions’ hometown victory parade, however with celebrity Taylor Swift anticipated to overlook out.
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Followers clad in crimson Kansas Metropolis Chiefs jerseys started taking on positions earlier than daybreak on the two-mile parade route which is able to wind its manner by Kansas Metropolis earlier than ending with a victory rally.
The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs are celebrating their third Tremendous Bowl title in 5 seasons after beating the San Francisco 49ers in extra time in Las Vegas on Sunday to cement the crew’s dynasty standing.
Unseasonably heat climate within the Missouri metropolis may see Wednesday’s crowd eclipse the multiple million who turned out ultimately 12 months’s rally, metropolis officers instructed native media.
However the crew’s most well-known fan – music celebrity Taylor Swift, who’s relationship Kansas Metropolis Chiefs icon Travis Kelce – is not going to be a part of the triumphant celebrations, based on reviews.
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The singer, whose relationship this season with Kelce grew to become a cultural phenomenon, sprinted again to the USA on Saturday from the most recent leg of her money-spinning world tour as a way to watch Sunday’s Tremendous Bowl within the Nevada playing hub.
Taylor Swift en path to Australia
Nonetheless a number of media reviews on Wednesday stated Swift would play no half within the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs parade, saying the star was now en path to Australia the place she is because of carry out in Melbourne on Friday.
Kansas Metropolis mayor Quinton Lucas late on Tuesday denied a New York Submit report that Taylor Swift had been requested to remain away by native officers for safety causes.
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“Not true in any respect,” Lucas wrote on X, previously Twitter.
“Simply had an important chat with (Kansas Metropolis Missouri Police Division) Chief (Stacey) Graves. We’re enchanted to welcome everybody to tomorrow’s parade and the men and women of our police division are ready to maintain all secure.”
The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in the meantime have been gearing up for an additional mammoth celebration as followers took to the streets on Valentine’s Day to bathe love on the back-to-back NFL champions.
The parade was as a result of get underneath manner in Kansas Metropolis at 11:00 native time, and can final roughly two hours earlier than concluding with a rally.
Kansas Metropolis Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes took to social media on Tuesday to rally followers to prove.
“ChiefsKingdom let’s do it large tomorrow!!” he wrote on X, previously often called Twitter.
“See yall on the parade!”
Head coach Andy Reid in the meantime instructed gamers to maintain the celebrations underneath management.
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“It’s nice to have enjoyable however be sensible,” Reid stated in a video press convention with reporters on Tuesday.
His warning adopted rowdy celebrations in final season’s parade which noticed rookie cornerback Jaylen Watson find yourself leaving the occasion in a wheelchair.
Mahomes poked enjoyable at his team-mate on Tuesday in a tweet associated to the parade.
“You going to make it this 12 months bro?” Mahomes stated.
By Garrin Lambley © Agence France-Presse
