Travis Kelce emerged from the double doors at 8:39 p.m. PST, nearly an hour after Patrick Mahomes connected with Mecole Hardman Jr. to give the Kansas City Chiefs back-to-back Super Bowl titles.
Kelce noticed NFL Network reporter and former star wideout Steve Smith Sr. The two hugged before Kelce hopped on the back of the cart to head over to the interview podium and discuss his thrilling 25–22 overtime victory against the San Francisco 49ers.
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For a few seconds, I was worried that would be all I got to witness outside of the Chiefs’ locker room. My access was denied at first. The league had fancy machines throughout Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas to scan reporters’ credentials to make sure they had access to the press box, field level and the locker rooms. The screen flashed red and the security guard was on the verge to tell me to leave, but I eventually got the green light on my second attempt.
After the scare, I got to witness the party that took place in the Chiefs’ locker room. Well, technically it was the Las Vegas Raiders’ locker room. (Both Raiders coach Antonio Pierce and owner Mark Davis walked by while I was waiting, and I’m sure they were not happy about their AFC West rivals celebrating in their locker room.)
I guess you can say I saw plenty outside of the double doors, but it doesn’t compare to what I witnessed inside the locker room after the Chiefs rallied for one of the greatest Super Bowl wins in NFL history.
Here are timestamps of what I noticed while the Chiefs’ locker room was open to reporters.
