Hundreds of Kansas City Chiefs fans lined up, some for more than 24 hours, to snag an autograph from Tyrann Mathieu, who was set to appear at the Dick's Sporting Goods in Zona Rosa at 7 p.m.
Tuesday.
Hundreds of Chiefs fans line up for Tyrann Mathieu autograph
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41 ACTION NEWS IS THEHOME OF THE CHIEFS.AND TONIGHT -- FANS GETTHE CHANCE TO MEET ASUPER BOWL CHAMPION.IT'S ONE OF MANYSIGNING EVENTSFEATURING PLAYERS.AND ONE FAN IS MAKINGTHE MOST OF IT.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER MCKENZIENELSON IS LIVE IN KANSASCITY WITH THE CROWDGATHERED AT "DICK'SSPORTING GOODS".YOU COULD SAY IT"S ALOT LIKE ARROWHEADSTADIUM OUT HERE.FANS LINED UP HOURSEARLY TO GET THE BESTSPOT.THEY"RE BASICALLYTAILGATING "THEY"VE GOT FOODAND DRINKS OUT HERE "AND IT"S ALL SO THEYCAN MEET SUPER BOWLCHAMPION - TYRANNMATHIEU.DOUG PAYNE - CHIEFS FANSYeah, I got here last nightprobably 7:45.DOUG PAYNE MADE SUREHE WOULD"T MISS HISOPPORTUNITY TO MEETTHE HONEY BADGER.PAYNESWe"re sitting hereright now, it"s first comefirst serve, we"ve got agreat team here and we"reset up, we"re first,we"ll go upstairs, we"llget our autographs first andwe"ll be out of there.IT SOUNDS SIMPLE "BUT DOUG HASN"TSLEPT IN HIS OWN BEDSINCE FRIDAY.INSTEAD - HE"S BEENCAMPING OUT ATDICK"S SPORTINGGOODS STORES ACROSSTHE METRO.PAYNESIt"s football, you knowwe get out here and this maybe the last time we get to dothis this year.
It"s the endof the season, we"re goingto have a break, so it"sjust a good football thing todo.HE"LL GET HISAUTOGRAPH - THEN LEAVETHE STORE AND HEAD TOTHE NEXT.HE"S SEEN DEMARCUSROBINSON, CHRIS JONESFRANK CLARK "AND TONIGHT " TYRANNMATHIEU.TO EACH PLAYER- DOUG'SSAID THE SAME TWOTHINGS "AND HE HOPES THEYKNOW HOW MUCH CHIEFSKINGDOM IS BEHIND THEM.PAYNESGlad to meet you, greatjob.DOUG"S WIFE HASBEEN TWEETING ABOUTHIS EXPERIENCE CAMPINGOUT IN THE PARKING LOTSAND DICK"S SPORTINGGOODS CAUGHT WIIND OFIT " AND DECIDED TOGIVE THEM SOME CHIEFSCHAMPIONSHIP GEAR.SO - GOOD NEWS FORDOUG RIGHT BEFORE HEGETS TO MEET ONE OF HISFAVORITE PLAYERS INLESS THAN AN HOUR.REPORTING LIVE IN KC,MCKENZIE NELSO