Super Bowl 2025 kicks off almost a week before the big game with its opening night in New Orleans. Players and coaches from both the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles will have the opportunity to answer questions from reporters ahead of Sunday’s game. Here's the latest:. Super Bowl opening night in New Orleans is closed. The first night of Super Bowl week is over. The Chiefs and Eagles are gone from the Superdome. The next big media spectacle is Thursday: the Super Bowl 59 pregame and halftime show news conference featuring Kendrick Lamar, Jon Batiste, Trombone Shorty, Lauren Daigle and Ledisi.
And then, of course, game time on Sunday. Andy Reid jokes about Patrick Mahomes’ ‘dad body’. Chiefs coach Andy Reid turned a question about the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue into an opportunity to make a joke at quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ expense. The question concerned which of his players he’d pick to be featured in the magazine. “Well, if it was a dad body, it would be Pat,” he said.
The Chiefs may be running a play you ran in high school. If the Kansas City Chiefs run a play Sunday that you think your team ran in high school, you might be right. Chiefs coach Andy Reid says he’ll take plays from all sorts of sources. He’s taken stuff from watching high school games. He’s even taken concepts from when teams ran the Wing-T offense many, many decades ago. “We’ll take anything, as long as we think it’s a good one,” Reid said.
Travis Kelce on possible proposal: ‘Next question’. Travis Kelce was asked if he planned to give anyone a special ring if the Chiefs win on Sunday. “A Super Bowl ring?” he asked. “Next question.”. Kelce has been dating pop superstar Taylor Swift for more than a year. They smooched on the field after last year’s Super Bowl win and she is expected to attend the game. Chiefs’ Butker silent on question about gays.
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, who has been outspoken on the subject of his Christian faith, went silent when asked, “What do you think about gays?”. An NFL official waved off the questioner and Butker, seemingly unfazed, went about answering other questions. “I understand that this is a great evening and we’re here to focus on the game,” Butker said. “Maybe if I saw him without a camera we’d have a great conversation.”.
Patrick Mahomes would love to play in Australia. Patrick Mahomes said he’d love to play an NFL game in Australia. Mahomes said his honeymoon was originally planned for Down Under, but COVID-19 forced a change to those plans. “It’s been cool to see the NFL go global,” Mahomes said. Travis Kelce won’t be doing the Griddy. Travis Kelce says he doesn’t have a touchdown dance planned in case he scores in the Super Bowl.
How about the Griddy?. “I’m not a Griddy kind of guy,” he said. “Maybe the skedaddle.”. Taylor Swift grew up in Eagles country, but her dad may have switched sides. Taylor Swift grew up on a Christmas tree farm — she wrote a song about it — in West Reading, Pennsylvania, until she was 13. That’s Eagles country. Which explains why Scott Swift, Taylor’s father, was apparently an Eagles fan. And that makes for an interesting Super Bowl conversation, since Swift’s boyfriend happens to be Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
So, Travis, what colors will your girlfriend’s dad be wearing on Super Sunday?. “I’ll have to ask Scott himself. We haven’t had that convo yet,” Kelce said. “But I think he’ll be wearing red.”. Scott Swift was at a Chiefs playoff game a couple weeks ago, so it’s a good bet he will, in fact, be wearing red. Wentz is healthy for this Super Bowl, but still unlikely to play. Carson Wentz called his journey from star young quarterback in Philadelphia to backup in Kansas City a “whirlwind.”.
Wentz feels fortunate to be at his second Super Bowl, even though he’s once again unlikely to play. He was hurt seven years ago when he watched his backup Nick Foles lead the Eagles to the title. Now he’s the backup to Patrick Mahomes. Travis Kelce takes a break from answering questions to ask one. Now this was a unique Super Bowl opening night moment. Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was asked if there was something he could ask the assembled media, what would it be?.
He thought for a moment. “Why are you guys leaning into this whole ref thing?” he asked. The reference was this: There’s a perception by some — not Kansas City fans — that officials give the Chiefs, particularly quarterback Patrick Mahomes, favorable calls. A ‘Super’ Mavericks fan speaks out about the Luka Doncic trade. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had a tough weekend. He’s a Dallas Mavericks fan.
And they just traded Luka Doncic — the team’s best player — to the Los Angeles Lakers. “It’s tough,” Mahomes said. “I’ve watched him since he was 18 years old. It was Dirk (Nowitzki) and Luka and seeing his maturation and how great of a basketball player he’s became, it’s been fun to watch. As a Dallas fan, it hurts me. But I’m happy for him that he’s going to be able to go out there and be in LA and try to achieve his dream of winning a championship.”.
