Kansas City Chiefs WR details rookie prank on Skyy Moore: ‘That’s a long five minutes’

Kansas City Chiefs receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling says it was much better to be on the scheming end of a rookie prank this weekend after fooling rookie Skyy Moore in a stunt that quickly made its way across social media.

In his fifth NFL season and first with the Chiefs, Valdes-Scantling did some prep work before the Chiefs receivers had dinner at 801 Chophouse in Kansas City; he plotted with the restaurant to have it produce a fake bill of more than $22,000 that Moore thought he had to pay.

“It actually happened to me when I was in Green Bay. Davante (Adams) and Randall (Cobb) did it to me,” Valdez-Scantling said with a laugh on Monday. “So I feel like I just had to pass that tradition down. And it was fun. I enjoyed it.”

What ensued was a frantic few minutes for Moore.

The restaurant told him that his credit card twice declined the charge, so he tried to call his bank and then his financial advisor.

“He was sweating for about a good five minutes,” Valdes-Scantling said. “That’s a long five minutes too, when everybody’s just looking at you.”

Valdes-Scantling finally let Moore in on the joke, accepting the real — and lower — check for the players’ charges as Moore realized he’d been fooled.

“It worked perfectly. It was good fun,” Valdes-Scantling said. “And I think when it’s his turn to do it, when the next rookie comes in, it’ll be good for him.”

This kind of trick appears to have been commonplace with the Packers the past few seasons.

Former Green Bay offensive lineman David Bakhtiari tweeted a photo in 2017 of a $33,000 restaurant tab, jokingly thanking the rookies for dinner that night.

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers later confirmed that the setup was much like Valdes-Scantling’s: The bill was fake, with a veteran paying for the actual charges.

Valdes-Scantling’s gag caught the attention of other Chiefs teammates too. That included rookie defensive end George Karlaftis, who quipped Monday that he wasn’t sure his credit card could handle a charge that massive either.

“If I saw $23,000 like Skyy, I think I’d have a similar reaction,” Karlaftis said.

Jokes aside, Valdes-Scantling said the receivers’ dinner over the weekend was beneficial for bonding and helped him learn more about teammates away from the field.

It continues an offseason where Valdes-Scantling says he’s attended more outings with teammates than his previous four years with the Packers combined. That’s included going to a Kendrick Lamar concert with quarterback Patrick Mahomes and attending Sporting KC matches with teammates like Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce.

“It’s been a good time,” Valdes-Scantling said. “You can see why that family atmosphere is created here.”