The Kansas City Chiefs are set to visit President Joe Biden in the White House to celebrate their Super Bowl LVII win on Monday, June 5.
This will mark the first time in franchise history that Chiefs players have been invited to partake in the tradition of visiting the White House following a Super Bowl win. The team didn’t make the trip following Super Bowl LIV due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Len Dawson fielded a phone call from President Richard Nixon following the team’s Super Bowl IV win.
Speaking to reporters following OTA practices on Wednesday, a pair of team leaders expressed their excitement for the opportunity to be the first players to represent the club in this time-honored tradition.
“Yeah, it’ll be definitely a cool experience,” Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes said. “I’ve never been to the White House or even seen it. I’ve been around a lot with my dad, but I haven’t been able to even see it so I’m excited to get there and see the history of it and the history that that building, and that city has had on America and everything like that. So, it’ll be a cool experience for us and I’m glad that we get to participate in that this year. So, it’ll be a once-in-a-lifetime thing that I’m excited to experience.”
Nick Bolton echoed similar sentiments, explaining that this is something that he’ll cherish and it’s something that his teammates are excited to experience as well.
“Yeah, ever since I was little I knew that champions got the chance to go to the White House,” Bolton said. “I never had the opportunity to go to the White House up to this point, whether it be for school or vacation or anything. So, just from my personal experience, I want to go experience that. I know my teammates want to experience that as well.”
Knowing that they’ll be the first for Kansas City, this truly is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for these players to be celebrated on the national stage.
