Here’s why Chiefs receivers are doing that new celebration after a first-down catch
On the Chiefs’ first offensive snap of the AFC Championship Game, quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw a dart to Marquise “Hollywood” Brown for an 11-yard gain against the Bills.
Brown popped to his feet after being tackled with a quick dance move and an underhand signal for a first down.
You can see it here from X user DMac Wake.
Later in the game, JuJu Smith-Schuster and Xavier Worthy had similar moves.
This celebration is new. It began with the win over the Bills and likely will continue Sunday in Super Bowl LIX when the Chiefs face the Eagles at the Caesars Superdome.
Why have they started this? And who is the creative genius behind the celebration?
“We are always just trying to come up with something,” Brown said. “Every day in practice, we’re looking to come up with something and just have some fun. And that one kind of stuck, and so we are just running with that one.”
Worthy added: “Hey, man, we got our celebration going. We got a lot going.”
Brown, 27, and Worthy, 21, both hinted that another player on the Chiefs roster could be the next to do the move.
But it likely won’t be receiver DeAndre Hopkins, who at age 34, thought his teammates were toying with it because of a social-media platform.
“That started with Hollywood Brown and Xavier Worthy,” Hopkins said. “I think it was a dance. And they kind of put their own little twang on. You know, they’re young, man. They’re on TikTok. So they got on TikTok or something. I don’t know.”
Here are other views of the receivers’ new signature move.
