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Originally Posted by Quesadilla Joe
“The Sodfather,” an employee of the Chiefs, was in charge of the field for the Super Bowl. In order to protect a hobbled Mahomes from the Eagles’ ferocious pass rush, Andy Reid asked him to make the field slick and had his team prepped with proper cleats in order to deal with it. After winning the Super Bowl for the Chiefs, the “Sodfather” retired.
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First of all, Toma is a former Chiefs employee. He was working for the league, not the Chiefs. And even then, it was only as a consultant at SB LVII. Also, he was pissed about how the groundskeeper in charge didn't do it right despite his advice. Here are the facts. They don't match your lies
In recent years, he has taken on an emeritus role, and he served as a consultant to Mangan ahead of this year's game, in which the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles.
The field setup at the site of this year's Super Bowl is one of the most unique in sports. Arizona's State Farm Stadium is a dome with a retractable tray that contains the natural grass field. Groundskeepers are able to roll the field outside the stadium for sunlight exposure as they see fit.
Per Toma, Mangan watered the field in the days leading up to the Super Bowl, then rolled it directly back into the stadium without extended sun exposure to dry it. He told ESPN that the field then "had a rotten smell" after a tarp was laid on it to protect it from halftime and pregame show rehearsals.