The Chiefs made a runway out of their Monday night arrival at Arrowhead Stadium, and a few of the outfits did the talking before kickoff ever got close.
Kingsley Suamataia might be the early front-runner if the goal is best dressed in the locker room. The Chiefs offensive lineman, in his third year with the team, walked in wearing a traditional red ula fala necklace and a green-leaf lei.
The ula fala is a Samoan necklace made from dried parts, called keys, of the tropical pandanus plant that are polished and strung together. It was a bold look, and it followed two preseason outfits that already put Suamataia on notice.
Patrick Mahomes kept things loose and easy, arriving in his usual baggy style with the Oakleys he’s worn so often since becoming a paid spokesman in 2019. He was decked out in Adidas from head to toe, pairing baggy Adicolor Cord Cargo pants, listed at $85, with an Adidas panel jersey that’s currently on sale for $44 at Adidas.com.
Nikko Remigio stayed in the same lane, going with a clean white tee and baggy jeans.
Travis Kelce, meanwhile, went with a weekend vibe of his own. That said, it wasn’t Tommy Hilfiger, even though that’s the brand he’s currently working with. Instead, Kelce wore a $950 Miami knit polo shirt from Jacquemus, a short-sleeved piece with a textured finish.
Not everyone leaned casual. Kenneth Walker, Chris Jones and Harrison Butker all showed up in tailored looks, and Walker’s crisp white suit drew attention on Chiefs social media. One fan on Instagram wrote, “Bro that (bleep) so clean,” while another wondered whether he should have worn black for Denver’s pending “funeral.”
Butker continues to stand out as one of the team’s sharpest dressers. The kicker is also a perfect fit for Shepherd’s, the made-to-measure menswear company he co-founded in Kansas City and recently expanded with a second location in Dallas. The local shop is in Mission Farms in Leawood.
In March, the three-time Super Bowl champ also turned his social media focus toward that side of his life, making the Buttkicker07 Instagram account the official Instagram home of Shepherd’s.
Rashee Rice got people talking too, thanks to a dark-colored jumpsuit for his first tunnel walk of the new season.
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