A 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 out in Kansas City to welcome the Chiefs home from Las Vegas, where they secured a dramatic overtime win against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night.
Less than 72 hours later the likes of Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce are back in their home city with the famous Vince Lombardi Trophy, which has been retained for the first time in almost 20 years.
And as the party continued, Chiefs linebacker Gay could be seen running through the streets and playing up to the crowd after whipping off his shirt at Wednesday’s parade.
The 25-year-old, who is a free agent heading into the offseason, is making the most of their Super Bowl celebrations ahead of a potential Arrowhead exit.
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 played up to the crowd after whipping off his shirt at the parade
He also laid on the floor 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 command a lot of attention on the open market, and last month he admitted he may well have played his final game in Kansas City.
‘Damn I’m going to miss that place,’ he wrote on X. ‘Nothing like it lets go get this ring to end it the right way.’
In the end Gay did exactly that, helping the Chiefs claim a third Super Bowl ring in five years over the weekend.
As he potentially goes out on a high, the former Mississippi State college star ran through the streets at Kansas City’s parade with two bottles of drink in his hand, before hilariously cupping them to his ear in a gesture to onlooking fans.
He was also seen laying down on the floor to conduct an interview with local television station KSHB-TV.
The Chiefs jetted back from Vegas on Monday but allowed themselves an extra day to recover from their afterparty hangovers before celebrating their win in Kansas City.
Mayor Quinton Lucas scheduled the parade for Valentine’s Day, immediately taking to social media following the win to declare: ‘LET’S HAVE A PARADE 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 million fans are lining the streets to welcome the Chiefs home on Wednesday
And the Chiefs faithful did not disappoint packing the streets hours before the scheduled start time of 11am CT/12pm ET to catch a glimpse of Mahomes hoisting the Lombardi Trophy for a third time in five years.
Downtown Kansas City turned into a sea of red as fans packed the parade route with many bringing fold-out chairs to bag their spot hours before it began to guarantee a glimpse of their champions.
In one clip shared to social media, fans were already congregating in the streets at 5.45am.
‘It never gets old,’ Mayor Lucas posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on the eve of Wednesday’s festivities.