The Kansas City Chiefs have a chance to win their third consecutive Super Bowl if they're able to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX. If the Chiefs are able to hoist the Lombardi Trophy for the third straight year,
Miami Heat minority owner and president Pat Riley will be watching Super Bowl LIX intently hoping that the Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles.
If Kansas City created merchandise using the phrase, then they would likely owe Miami Heat president Pat Riley a pretty penny. Per NPR, Riley's company, Riles & Company, Inc., "owns at least six trademarks for variations of the phrase 'three-peat.
Pat Riley, the current president and former head coach of the Miami Heat, owns half a dozen trademarks related to the word "three-peat." That could affect whether it appears on Chiefs merch, as they try to become the first NFL team to win three Super Bowls in a row.
If the Chiefs hit three Super Bowl wins in a row, they may have to pay Miami Heat's Pat Riley before they can crank out T-shirts.
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs may have find a new phrase other than "three-peat" if they beat the Philadelphia Eagles thanks to a 1980s trademark owned by Pat Riley