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How 3-time Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs enjoyed 1st White House visit | Podcast

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce present President Joe Biden with a jersey as he welcomed the Chiefs to the White House in Washington, Monday, June 5, 2023, to celebrate their victory in Super Bowl LVII.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce present President Joe Biden with a jersey as he welcomed the Chiefs to the White House in Washington, Monday, June 5, 2023, to celebrate their victory in Super Bowl LVII. AP

The Chiefs went where their previous Super Bowl championship teams had not gone before ... to the White House. Meeting the President wasn’t a thing when they won Super Bowl IV, and the pandemic prevented the visit four years ago.

The team made the most of their moment on stage and backstage, touring the White House, then heard words of praise from President Joe Biden. On today’s SportsBeat KC, The Star’s daily sports podcast, we’ll hear his comments and those of Andy Reid and team president Mark Donovan, along with the other person who spoke at the podium, Travis Kelce, if only for a few seconds.

Also, Star columnist Sam McDowell, who covered the event, tells us what he saw — and how he felt — on his first trip to the White House.

Story links:

From Whitehouse to the White House: How Mahomes, KC Chiefs left their mark in D.C.

With Chiefs up next, meaning of White House visit still resonates with past KC honorees

This story was originally published June 6, 2023 at 1:03 PM with the headline "How 3-time Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs enjoyed 1st White House visit | Podcast."

Blair Kerkhoff
The Kansas City Star
Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.
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