The Kansas City Chiefs are set to face the San Francisco 49ers in a Super Bowl rematch on Sunday, but they took some time on Friday to visit a different football stadium.
Multiple Chiefs players, as well as head coach Andy Reid, were on hand at a local high school football game to show support for the sons of two Kansas City coaches.
The Chiefs visited the game to support offensive coordinator Matt Nagy and defensive back coach Dave Merritt.
Nagy’s son is a quarterback for Blue Valley West and Merritt’s son is a defensive back for Blue Valley, both in the state of Kansas.
Chris Jones and other top players from the two-time defending champions were on hand to watch the game, propping up lawn chairs in the grass as any other attendee would do
Imagine being a HS football player & seeing Patrick Mahomes, Chris Jones, Andy Reid & other #Chiefs players sitting on the sideline at your game 🤩😮
That was the case tonight at Blue Valley as they showed up to support Matt Nagy & Dave Merritt's sons.@KSHB41 | #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/S2msI7tEeO
— Matt Foster (@MattFosterTV) October 19, 2024
Nagy’s son Tate is a three-star prospect, and he’s committed to Kansas to play college football. Merritt’s son is a four-star prospect, and committed to Alabama earlier this year after also considering Nebraska.
Nagy’s team ended up getting the last laugh in a close game, scoring a touchdown with seconds left on the clock to tie it and then hitting the extra point for a 35-34 win. Tate Nagy threw the game-tying touchdown pass, hitting Tyler Peterson in the end zone for the score.
The Chiefs will now turn their focus on Sunday’s Super Bowl rematch with the 49ers. Kansas City is one of two undefeated teams remaining in the NFL, along with the Minnesota Vikings.