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TAMPA, Fla .– With red flags fluttering from the front window of the United Airlines plane, the Kansas City Chiefs touched down in Tampa on Saturday afternoon, just over 24 hours before they defended their Super title. Bowl against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Despite the storm forecast, the Chiefs and their Run It Back flag arrived in bright sunshine and balmy 77 degrees at 4:39 p.m. ET.
The trip, made on two planes to distribute players and mitigate the risk of COVID-19, was delayed by an hour as planes had to be de-iced in Kansas City before takeoff.
Dressed in a black suit and red tie, trainer Andy Reid was the first person to get off the plane. His son, outside linebacker coach Britt Reid, did not make the trip. Britt Reid was involved in a multiple vehicle crash Thursday night that injured two young children, one of them seriously, Kansas City police said.
Andy Reid scheduled the Chiefs’ departure and arrival time for the Super Bowl trip to match the schedule the team used in Week 12 when they went to Tampa Bay and beat Tom Brady and Buccaneers 27-24. Because of COVID-19, the team stayed and trained in Kansas City all week. The Chiefs are also staying at the same hotel after the Week 12 win.
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes wore a dark gray suit, red tie, sunglasses and red shoes.
Left tackle Eric Fisher, who injured his Achilles in the AFC championship game win over the Buffalo Bills and was placed on IR, was among those on the second plane. He descended the stairs of the plane, avoiding the weight of his injured foot. He then transferred the leg to a scooter once on the ground and pushed himself towards the team buses.
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