Six weird sights from the Chiefs’ portion of the Super Bowl’s Opening Night in Miami
Dan McDowell arrived at Monday’s Opening Night craziness intent on finding Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid’s inspiration going into Sunday’s Super Bowl LIV.
Specifically, was it the Punt, Pass & Kick competition at the Los Angeles Coliseum in 1971?
That may seem like a random question were it not for a grainy old video from that contest, in which Reid towered over the other 12-year-old boys. It is one that is played from time to time on national broadcasts of Chiefs games.
At the time, Reid was so big for his size that organizers had to fit him into a uniform that belonged to Rams running back Les Josephson, as Sports Illustrated has noted. One problem: the vowels in Reid’s last name were transposed on the back of the jersey.
McDowell attended Opening Night, in which every player and coach from the Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers were made available to the media, dressed as Reid in 1971.
Reid revealed to McDowell that he did not win that Punt, Pass & Kick competition.
“He tried to tell me that was not motivation going into the weekend,” McDowell deadpanned, “but I did not believe him.”
A lot of what happened Monday night defied explanation. McDowell, who is with The Ticket (1310 AM) in Dallas, was among the 6,000-credentialed media members attending this week’s Super Bowl events.
A Canadian broadcaster asked Chiefs players what they knew about Canada, and another was dressed as Dorothy, complete with ruby red slippers.
Here are five more odd sights from the spectacle at Marlins Park:
Players were given a Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots game and asked to determine a winner.
A reporter from TUDN (once known as Univision Deportes) was dressed in a sailor’s outfit with a child’s fishing game. Players were asked to catch a fish. The color of that fish determined what they would be asked, or dared to do.
A magician did card tricks while interviewing the Chiefs as a way to get them to talk about a “magical moment of (their) career.”
Amid the scrum of reporters on the field at Marlins Park, a reporter played catch with tight end Blake Bell:
An “Inside Edition” reporter who said she had been on “Dancing with The Stars” gave impromptu dance lessons:
Here is a 100 percent guarantee:
These type of activities won’t be taking place Sunday night after the Super Bowl is played.
This story was originally published January 27, 2020 at 9:08 PM.