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When the Kansas City Chiefs face the Miami Dolphins on Sunday from Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt Germany, their head coach expects passionate fans of both teams to make their presence known early.
“The fans are going to be loud,” head coach Andy Reid predicted in Friday’s post-practice press conference in Frankfurt, “and they’re going to be loud for both offense and defense. That’s just how that goes, at least with my past experience playing overseas.
“That’s OK — we like that. The thing I’ve seen is just there’s a bunch of different jerseys from different teams in the stadium. We like that in the National Football League because that fanbase is very important. To have a fanbase that is in Europe is a big thing for all of us.”
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes has become one of the most recognizable athletes on the planet. He is happy to give his international fans a chance to see him.
“I’ve had this game circled,” reigning league MVP stated speaking after Reid, “knowing that the Chiefs Kingdom is in Germany. I want them to be able to see us firsthand. I’m excited to be able to play out here.
Always impeccable with history of the NFL, Reid showed respect to Germany’s support for NFL Europa, which folded in 2007. When the league ceased operations, five of the remaining six teams were in Germany.
“All the teams started all through Europe,” Reid recalled, “[but] they all ended up in Germany. That’s because of the fanbase and the passion that the people of Germany have for football.”
The faces of the NFL’s most successful team of the last half-decade recognize the importance of Sunday’s showcase in raising the league’s global profile.
“You see what’s happened with basketball,” Reid observed, “you’ve seen what’s happened with baseball, and over the years, you’ve seen this grow in the National Football League. I’m passionate about football: that’s what we do. To see it be potentially worldwide, that’s a great thing.
“It’s an enjoyable game. It’s fun. It’s exciting. There’s a little bit of that angriness that comes out in guys when they go out and play and hit each other. I’ve always said if we could figure out how to get all the countries to play, we wouldn’t have wars. We’d just go play football — and it’d be a great place.”
