Shirtless Willie Gay was seen running through the streets of Kansas City as the Chiefs celebrated their latest Super Bowl victory on Wednesday.
An estimated one million fans are in Kansas City to welcome the Chiefs home from Las Vegas, where they scored a dramatic overtime victory against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night.
Less than 72 hours later, figures like Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce are back in their hometown with the famous Vince Lombardi Trophy, preserved for the first time in nearly 20 years.
And as the party continued, Chiefs linebacker Gay could be seen running through the streets and playing with the crowd after taking off his jersey at Wednesday’s parade.
The 25-year-old, who is a free agent heading into the offseason, is making the most of his Super Bowl celebrations ahead of a possible departure from Arrowhead.
A shirtless Willie Gay was seen running through the streets of Kansas City as the Chiefs celebrated their latest Super Bowl victory.
The Chiefs linebacker pandered to the crowd after taking off his jersey at the parade.
He also lay on the ground to conduct an interview with local television station KSHB-TV.
Gay helped the Chiefs win a third Super Bowl in five years against the 49ers in Las Vegas.
Gay is expected to attract a lot of attention on the open market, and last month he admitted that he may well have played his last game in Kansas City.
“Damn, I’m going to miss that place,” he wrote on X. “Nothing like that, let’s go find this ring to finish it off the right way.”
In the end, Gay did just that, helping the Chiefs to a third Super Bowl ring in five years over the weekend.
While potentially coming out on top, the former Mississippi State University star ran through the streets at the Kansas City parade with two drink bottles in hand, before hilariously raising them to his ear in a gesture toward the fans who They looked at him.
He was also seen lying on the ground to conduct an interview with local television station KSHB-TV.
The Chiefs returned from Las Vegas on Monday, but allowed themselves an extra day to recover from their post-party hangover before celebrating their victory in Kansas City.
Mayor Quinton Lucas scheduled the parade for Valentine’s Day and immediately took to social media after the victory to declare, ‘LET’S HAVE A PARADE ON WEDNESDAY!’
But the 25-year-old, seen celebrating with Mecole Hardman Jnr (left), could be on his way out of Kansas City this offseason as he prepares to enter free agency.
An estimated one million fans will line the streets to welcome the Chiefs home on Wednesday.
And the Chiefs faithful did not disappoint, filling the streets hours before the scheduled 11am CT/12pm ET kickoff time to catch a glimpse of Mahomes hoisting the Lombardi Trophy for the third time in five years.
Downtown Kansas City became a sea of red as fans packed the parade route and many brought folding chairs to reserve their spot hours before it began to guarantee a glimpse of their champions.
In a clip shared on social media, fans were already gathering in the streets at 5:45 a.m.
“It never gets old,” Mayor Lucas posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on the eve of Wednesday’s festivities.