Chiefs star reveals financial plight that pressures Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce to win Super Bowl LIX…. Check In

Super Bowl LIX is right around the corner, and the Kansas City Chiefs have been preparing for this moment all season. With one more win, the Chiefs will become the first team in NFL history to win three successive Super Bowl titles — but the Philadelphia Eagles, intent on exacting revenge for their loss in Super Bowl LVII two years ago, stand in Kansas City’s way.

The game, which will take place at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, is likely to be a close and fascinating encounter, with the result sure to be historic given all that is at stake. Super Bowl LIX is a game that no one wants to miss, and some players will put their financial health at risk to bring their friends and family along for the ride.

Justin Reid reveals his “strange” reason for wanting to win

NFL players tend to make millions of dollars, but ticket prices for playoff games — and especially a game as decisive as the Super Bowl — often go through the roof. Even Chiefs safety Justin Reid, living on a $10.5 million salary, thinks the $5,000 average “get in” price for Super Bowl LIX is a bit…extreme.

“Those ticket prices are running up, man,” Reid told reporters. “Like, I got 30 of them. We’re excited to play, and we’re chasing glory, but we gotta win just for me to break even.”

It is estimated that Reid has spent more than $150,000 to bring 30 friends and family members to the Superdome Super Bowl. Even as one of the NFL’s best safeties, Reid does have to keep one eye on his bank account, and losing to the Eagles despite this outlay would be a tough pill for the Baton Rouge, Louisiana native to swallow.

However, with Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes on his side, Reid will be very confident that he can help the Chiefs make history on Feb. 9. Kelce and Mahomes will be playing in their fifth Super Bowl, all since the 2019 season; they have won on the NFL’s biggest stage three times, with Mahomes claiming Super Bowl MVP honors in each victory.