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Cincinnati mayor's has acknowledged that he deserves all the taunting going his way following the Chiefs' win over the Bengals and NFL tight end Travis Kelce's dig at him postgame.
'Yeah. Deserved that,' tweeted Aftab Pureval, Cincy's 70th mayor, on Sunday night.
'Congrats to KC on a well-fought win, and good luck in Arizona. Proud of our fans and @bengals for that energy all year. Who Dey!'
Cincinnati mayor Aftab Pureval tweeted that he deserved Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce's dig
Pureval had been trolling Chiefs fans before Sunday's game, even through a city proclamation
The public official's tweet came just hours after Kelce succeeded teammate Patrick Mahomes in taking part in a postgame interview while the trophy ceremony for the AFC Championship title was unfolding at Arrowhead Stadium.
That's when the Kelce reprimanded Pureval while holding the Lamar Hunt Trophy in front of Chiefs fans.
'I got some wise words for that Cincinnati Mayor,' Kelce told CBS' NFL commentator Jim Nantz, imitating a Dwayne ''The Rock'' Johnson catchphrase. 'Know your role and shut your mouth, ya jabroni.'
In an another interview with CBS' Tracy Wolfson, Kelce also taunted Bengals fans, including