Chiefs arrive in Denver after multi-hour delay on tarmac due to icy conditions
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Chiefs arrive in Denver after multi-hour delay on tarmac due to icy conditions

New York Times  

The Kansas City Chiefs arrived in Denver on Saturday night ahead of Sunday’s game against the Broncos after a multi-hour delay at Kansas City International Airport due to icy conditions. The team’s flight departed around 5:20 p.m. CT, a team source confirmed, and about four hours later, the team posted photos on X of players exiting the plane with the caption, “We here. KCI Airport announced at 2:50 p.m. that it closed flight operations due to “rapid ice accumulation,” but city manager Brian David Platt posted on X that the runways would be reopening and resuming operations around 5 p.m. The team is also expected to rest other key players — tight end Travis Kelce, pass rusher Chris Jones, cornerback Trent McDuffie, left tackle Joe Thuney and running backs Isiah Pacheco and Kareem Hunt.

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