From Game Day Rituals to “I Do”: Chiefs Fans Take Their Love to the Next Level

For many fans, Super Bowl Sunday is about more than just the game—it’s a celebration of passion, tradition, and shared experiences. But for one Kansas City couple, this year’s Super Bowl will forever be remembered as the day their commitment to each other reached new heights, in the most unexpected way.

Shayla and Sean Gleason, two devoted Kansas City Chiefs fans, were already accustomed to making memories at the Kansas City Power & Light District during the team’s big games. Known for their legendary game day rituals, which included lucky socks, unwashed overalls, and meticulously applied makeup, they were right at the front of the crowd for the Chiefs’ Super Bowl watch party, as they had been countless times before. Little did anyone know, this game day would hold a far more significant moment for the couple—one that would make their love for the Chiefs take a literal leap forward.

For Shayla, the location of the proposal was perfect. “Ending our long journey on the stage where we fell in love with the city, it was completely perfect,” she said. And indeed, it was. The stage at Kansas City Live! had been the backdrop to so many moments for the couple—moments of joy, frustration, excitement, and, yes, even a few tears as the Chiefs’ game unfolded. But on this Super Bowl Sunday, it became the place where they took the next step in their relationship.

Sean, who had carefully planned the moment, couldn’t have asked for a more fitting setting. “We’ve made so many memories together there and we’ve gotten closer together as a couple,” Shayla shared. “Our happiness, rage, sadness, all in one spot.” Their unwavering dedication to the Chiefs and their superstitions made the Kansas City Live! stage the ideal spot for Sean to pop the question.

As the Super Bowl’s outcome seemed more and more inevitable, with the Chiefs unable to pull off the victory, the couple’s focus shifted to the moment that truly mattered: the proposal. Sean took the stage and asked Shayla to marry him in front of thousands of fellow Chiefs fans. The crowd roared with excitement, perhaps louder than they had cheered all night for the team, as the couple embraced their new chapter together.

“I choked up a little bit,” Sean admitted, still in awe of the moment. Shayla, too, tried to hold it together, as she recalled, “I was trying to act normal.” But despite the overwhelming emotions of the moment, the love and connection they shared was undeniable. It was the culmination of their shared journey—not just as Chiefs fans, but as a couple building a life together.

As if the proposal wasn’t extraordinary enough, the celebration didn’t end there. A DJ, who had recently been ordained as a minister, stepped up to officiate their impromptu wedding on stage. The crowd witnessed another unforgettable moment: Sean and Shayla exchanged vows and were married before they even had a chance to catch their breath.

Afterward, the newlyweds slipped backstage to sign their marriage certificate, sealing the deal in the heart of the city they both loved so dearly.

Sean had nothing but praise for his new wife. “Shayla is the most loving and supporting person on the planet,” he said. “She gets behind my crazy Chiefs superstition.” Their bond, strengthened by the rituals and traditions they’ve maintained through thick and thin, was now symbolized in a way that would be hard to top—by saying “I do” in front of the very community that brought them together.

For Shayla and Sean Gleason, Super Bowl Sunday may not have given them the Chiefs’ win they’d hoped for, but it gave them something far more meaningful: a day that proved their love for each other was as strong as their love for their team. Whether it’s a touchdown or a marriage proposal, for this Kansas City couple, it’s all about the celebration of love—and the Chiefs.