Chiefs tell parade patrons they plan to 'run it back' next year

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes walked on to the stage in front of Kansas City's Union Station, his Super Bowl LVII MVP trophy in one hand, a can of Coors Light in the other.

The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback then grabbed a microphone and made a promise to a crowd of fans.

«I just want to let you all know that this is just the beginning,» Mahomes said. «We ain't done yet, so I'll make sure to hit y'all back next year and I hope the crowd's the same.

»We're back again. We're back again. Before we started this season, the AFC West said we were rebuilding. I'll be honest with you. I don't know what rebuilding means. In our rebuilding year, we're world champs."

Mahomes and the Chiefs celebrated their 38-35 Super Bowl win over the Philadelphia Eagles and their second title in four seasons on an overcast, 40-degree day with a parade in front of a crowd of fans that officials estimated would reach more than 500,000.

Players exited their open-roofed buses at various points to high-five with and sign autographs for fans lining the parade route. On the many times when Mahomes did so, he was followed closely by security guards and police officers.

Many of the offensive linemen wore shirts that read «0 sacks,» with an oversized 0. The Chiefs held the Eagles, who led the league with 70 sacks during the regular season and added eight more in their first two playoff games, without one.

Fans were generally happy and in good spirits while waiting in long lines for food trucks, merchandise trucks and, of course, portable toilets. Some people slept overnight to get prime spots across from Union Station.

But Shellie Diehl, 46, of Kansas City, was seated along a street about a block from Union Station as the crowd became more congested