You won’t get NFL-star rich by being a team mascot – rate of pay, as previously reported on 888sport, goes from $50,000 to $65,000 – but you only work half the year or so, you get to see the games as a work-perk and you revel in the cheering from thousands of fans who flock to your team’s stadium.
If you want to do it, and get perfect training, you can attend Pro Mascot School in Texas. And don’t forget to log sessions at the gym, as you’ll need to be in peak physical condition with strong acrobatic chops to keep your on-field moves entertaining.
While NFL mascots always seem to be having a blast, one thing they won’t do is influence the lines dreamed up by oddsmakers at 888sport.
Though mascots keep fans psyched while inspiring players, they’re not hitting the defensive line or offensive backfield. They don’t directly impact NFL betting outcomes. If you decide to don the fuzzy suit and giant head, here are our top five mascots that you can aspire to equal.
5) Billy Buffalo – Buffalo Bills
Buffalo, NY, is famous for its signature chicken wings, and Billy might eclipse the delicacies where Bills fans are concerned. He made his game-day debut in 2000, stands 8’-tall and received a makeover in 2018.
Buffalo diehards sometimes complain that Billy currently looks less fearsome than he once did. But the kids love him and so do we.
4) Miles – Denver Broncos
Miles, the horse-themed mascot – at Mile High Stadium; get it? – first galloped onto an NFL field for the 1995 Pro Bowl.
With double-zero on his jersey and tufts of orange hair on his head, he became the official face of the Broncos in 2001. Miles has been bucking hard ever since
3) Chomps – Cleveland Browns
It’s impossible to not love a mascot named Chomps, especially when he mixes it up with exuberant fans seated in the famous Dawg Pound.
That is a section of Cleveland Browns Stadium’s bleachers, right behind the east end zone, where some hard-rooting regulars are known to don dog-garb of their own. The pairing is a match made in football heaven.
2) Big Red – Arizona Cardinals
Fun, flashy and fierce, Big Red stands 6’ 4” and has a 7’ wingspan. Unfortunately, the Cards cannot call on him to block field goals. Nevertheless, Big Red is valuable on the sidelines, where he gets fans going during key moments in the game.
Just don’t ask for the name of the person inside the red suit. It’s a closely guarded secret, kept under-wraps, just like the Cardinals’ offensive plays for the coming season.
1) KC Wolf – Kansas City Chiefs
KC Wolf’s facial expression may look a little goofy, but he’s undeniably cool and casual and easy to love. He also must be doing something right. With his 85-inch hips, he is at the top of the mascot salary range and does a great Elvis Presley impersonation.
Most importantly of all? He cheered the Chiefs to a Super Bowl victory earlier this year. That mightily contributes to KC being 888sport’s number-one mascot in the NFL.
*Credit for the photos belongs to Alamy*
