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BREAKING: The Chiefs will visit The White House next Friday for their Super Bowl 58 celebration.BREAKING: The Chiefs will visit The White House next Friday for their Super Bowl 58 celebration.
President Joe Biden hosted the Kansas City Chiefs at the White House for the first time on Monday to celebrate their Super Bowl win — a visit that also made up for 2020 when they missed out on a visit because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“It’s been a long wait to stand before. Again, we are fired up. We missed the first one due to Covid, but we are here strong. Kansas City strong,” Andy Reid, the team’s head coach, said during remarks at the White House.“But I figure if the Kelce family can make it work … then there’s hope, there’s hope for the rest of us,” he added.
Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce played on opposing teams during the latest Super Bowl, the first brothers to ever face off in the NFL championship.
Despite his Philly ties, Biden congratulated the team on building a successful “dynasty,” in the face of those who discounted the team at the beginning of the season.
“Somehow, last summer, people counted you guys out. But you kept the faith,” Biden said.
He singled out Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, calling him one of the greatest quarterbacks of his generation — and possibly any generation. And he praised Travis Kelce as “one of the greatest tight ends ever.”
“You’ve shown the power of one of the most elusive things in the world: unity,” Biden said.
“That’s the power of this team. The power of sports. And, I might add, it’s the power of our country,” he later added.