President Joe Biden welcomed the Kansas City Chiefs to the White House on Friday, lauding the back-to-back Super Bowl champion team for its sportsmanship on and off the field, and breaking an unofficial political rule about headwear. He tried on a Chiefs helmet the team gave him as a gift.
“It was cool to see him put the helmet on,” quarterback Patrick Mahomes told reporters after the celebration on the South Lawn. “We didn’t expect that.”
Coach Andy Reid speculated that Biden might have been the first president to wear an NFL helmet.
“You all witnessed it. It’s history being made,” said Reid, who appeared with Mahomes.
At the sun-splashed celebration, the Democratic president recalled that he had said during the Chiefs’ visit last year that the team is building a “dynasty.” He noted the struggles they encountered last season on the road to another Super Bowl trophy and said, “I don’t think anybody’s doubting you now.”
Of the doubters, Biden joked, “I know what that feels like.”
He referred to Mahomes as the “comeback king, not kid” and said he’ll never forget watching the game as the Marine One presidential helicopter brought him back to the White House that Sunday night.
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