Super Bowl Champion Travis Kelce Turns Lombardi Trophy Into Beer Luge

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As the Kansas City Chiefs continue their Super Bowl celebrations, tight end Travis Kelce posted a video to his Instagram, where he can be seen using the Lombardi Trophy as a beer luge.

"Growing up playing hockey, I always wanted to chug out of the Stanley Cup after being crowned a champion...No cup on the Lombardi, so I decided to take a ride down the Lombardi Luge!! #LombardiLuge," Kelce wrote as a caption to his video.

As Kelce wrote in his caption, his video alludes to the NHL's Stanley Cup, and how players use it as a literal cup after winning the championship.

The St. Louis Blues were the most recent Stanley Cup champions and many players celebrated by using the trophy as a way of drinking.

"Hey @budweiserusa...a fitting mug for the King of Beers @StLouisBlues @patmaroon," the Blues' play by play broadcaster Chris Kerber wrote with a picture of Blues' players pouring beer into the Stanley Cup.

Hey @budweiserusa....a fitting mug for the King of Beers!!! @StLouisBlues @patmaroon pic.twitter.com/BpNRKaVxRs

— Chris Kerber (@chriskerber) June 13, 2019

"A little salt, a little lime and a big cup to serve it in. That's the recipe for a good @MollyBozak marg. #stlblues #StanleyCup," the Blues' wrote on their Twitter account with a video of Tyler Bozak chugging from the trophy.

A little salt, a little lime and a big cup to serve it in. That's the recipe for a good @MollyBozak marg. #stlblues #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/n5haqyDh7P

— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) July 8, 2019

The Blues even included their team dog, Barclay, in the Stanley Cup celebrations and allowed him to drink out of the trophy.

"Barclay was timid of the shiny silver thing at first, but after one sip out of the #stanleycup thanks to Bob Plager, Barclay is a fan for life," the keeper of the Stanley Cup, Philip Pritchard, wrote on his Twitter account.

Barclay was timid of the shinny silver thing at first, but after one sip out of the #stanleycup thanks to Bob Plager, Barclay is a fan for life. @nhl@StLouisBlues @HockeyHallFame pic.twitter.com/s9rA6MIBaG

— Philip Pritchard (@keeperofthecup) June 26, 2019

While the Stanley Cup has been used as a literal cup, Kelce is not the only Super Bowl champion to do something unusual with the Lombardi Trophy. Following the New England Patriots' victory in last year's Super Bowl, Patriots' tight end Rob Gronkowski dented the Lombardi Trophy during one of his many celebrations.

In a video posted to Twitter by the Patriots team account, Gronkowski attempted to bunt a baseball with the trophy while attending a Boston Red Sox game.

.@RobGronkowski left a mark on this organization.

And on the sixth Lombardi. pic.twitter.com/t5IVTyCXcA

— New England Patriots (@Patriots) April 17, 2019

During the Chiefs 31-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers, Kelce played an integral role, with 6 catches, 43 yards receiving and a touchdown.

Kelce may be one of the first to use the Lombardi Trophy as a beer luge, but it is only the beginning of the team's celebration. The Chiefs will hold the championship parade on Wednesday, which could feature more players copying Kelce's idea of the "Lombardi Luge."

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