Chiefs Equipment Shipped To New Jersey, Rushed To Foxboro For Game Vs. Patriots
By Michael Hurley, CBS Boston
BOSTON (CBS) -- Somebody who works for the Kansas City Chiefs is going to be in big, big trouble.
Ahead of Sunday's game featuring the Chiefs visiting the New England Patriots, much of the Chiefs' equipment was accidentally flown to New Jersey, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
That missing equipment included "shoulder pads, helmets and footballs." The equipment was rushed to Foxboro to avoid the necessity of a Chiefs forfeit.
Chiefs' gear for today's game mistakenly was sent to New Jersey instead and is now on its way to Foxboro, sources tell ESPN.https://t.co/JftFYCuHaj
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 8, 2019
The equipment left on the plane belonged to roughly 35 players.
In his report, Schefter noted that the Chiefs failed to remove the bags from their plane before it left. The fault does not belong on "the Patriots or the league."
After 2 p.m. on Sunday, the Chiefs equipment did arrive, according to reports.
"I'm told airline didn't unload one of the containers when the team arrived yesterday," reported Matt Derrick of ChiefsDigest.com. "Equipment managers typically set everything Saturday night, but couldn't last night because of [high school] state championship games at Gillette. The crew arrived this morning and immediately discovered the issue."
Massachusetts State Police escorted the equipment to Gillette Stadium.
As much as we wouldn't mind a forfeit for #PatsNation ????, but we did escort the delayed @Chiefs equipment from Logan to Foxboro. Game time can go as scheduled. #GoPats @Patriots @GilletteStadium @MikeReiss
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) December 8, 2019
CBS' Tracy Wolfson tweeted a photo of the equipment arriving a little less than two hours prior to kickoff.
A Chiefs' spokesman just said all the team's equipment has arrived in Foxboro. Roughly 35 players had been missing helmets and or shoulder pads. No more.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 8, 2019
The Chiefs avoided disaster, and they overcame any issues by beating the Patriots 23-16. But it's safe to assume that whoever was responsible for the snafu will be in for a serious case of the Sunday scaries this evening.