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  • During Super Bowl LIX, fans will eat a staggering amount of chicken wings

    During Super Bowl LIX, fans will eat a staggering amount of chicken wings

    FOX Business’ Kelly Saberi reports from Wilson’s plant in Ada, Ohio and gives an inside look into the football-making process.

    Super Bowl Sunday is slated to be a big day for chicken wings.

    During Super Bowl LIX, Americans are poised to gobble up 1.47 billion chicken wings, some 20 million more than last year, according to a forecast from the National Chicken Council (NCC).

    The trade association’s estimate came ahead of the highly anticipated Big Game, when the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will go head-to-head in New Orleans for the NFL championship title.

    During Super Bowl LIX, Americans are expected to gobble up 1.47 billion chicken wings. (  / iStock)

    Those wings “would stretch to and from GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. to Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa. about 63 times,” the NCC said.

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    In the lead-up to the Super Bowl, the playoffs were a boon for chicken wing sales. They rose 12% nationwide for the four weeks ending Jan. 19 “versus the prior period,” the NCC reported, citing Circana retail data. 

    Over two-thirds of American consumers tuning into the Big Game on Sunday plan to spend money on food and beverages for the occasion, according to a recent LendingTree survey. 

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    Wells Fargo estimated a spread of Super Bowl food and drinks for 10 people will cost $139 this year. When it comes to chicken wings, consumers are seeing 7.2% higher prices compared to last year, the bank’s Super Bowl food report found. 

    Buffalo wings are the most-popular snack for Super Bowl LIX in 32 states, according to Casino.org.

    Chicken wings arranged at a restaurant in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, US, on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. The price of chicken wings has plunged 22% from last January while avocado prices are down 20% versus a year ago due to increased plantings and strong crop yields. Photographer: Tiffany Hagler-Geard/Bloomberg via Getty Images

    Chicken wings arranged at a restaurant in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, on Feb. 10, 2023. (Tiffany Hagler-Geard/Bloomberg via / Getty Images)

    When the Chiefs and Eagles take the field on Sunday, it will be a Super Bowl rematch. The two teams played each other in the Big Game in 2023, with Kansas City coming out on top. 

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    If Kansas City wins Super Bowl LIX, it would mark the team’s fourth Super Bowl title and their third back-to-back. Meanwhile, victory for the Eagles would add a second title to their record.

  • Bill Belichick’s North Carolina contract details show staggering salary, interesting clauses

    Bill Belichick’s North Carolina contract details show staggering salary, interesting clauses

    Bill Belichick has already been on the recruiting trail, but it’s officially official that he’s North Carolina’s next head football coach after he signed his contract. 

    And it’s a contract with eye-popping numbers. 

    The Tar Heels released Belichick’s deal, which continues through the end of 2029, Thursday. The 72-year-old will be making $10 million per season, though his official base salary is $1 million. 

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    New North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Bill Belichick at Loudermilk Center for Excellence. (Jim Dedmon/Imagn Images)

    The other $9 million will be coming from what is described as “supplemental income.”

    Belichick, the six-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots, immediately becomes one of the top 10 highest-paid head coaches in college football. Seven coaches made $10 million or more in 2024, according to USA Today. 

    The highest-paid coach in the country is Georgia’s Kirby Smart at over $13 million per season. Clemson’s Dabo Swinney ($11.13 million), Texas’ Steve Sarkisian ($10.6 million), USC’s Lincoln Riley ($10.043 million) and Ohio State’s Ryan Day ($10.021 million), fresh off a national championship win, round out the top five. 

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    Like many other contracts, Belichick’s has incentives that would trigger massive paydays if they’re met, including a $750,000 bonus if the Tar Heels reach the College Football Playoff. If they win a national title, Belichick would receive a $1.75 million bonus. 

    Other incentives include a $150,000 bonus for reaching a bowl game as well as a $350,000 bonus if the team makes an “elite” non-playoff bowl. Those would include the Pop-Tarts Bowl, Gator Bowl, Duke’s Mayo Bowl and a few others. 

    Bill Belichick fields questions from media

    The North Carolina Tar Heels’ new head coach, Bill Belichick, speaks to the media at Loudermilk Center for Excellence. (Jim Dedmon/Imagn Images)

    Finally, a top 25 ranking at the end of the regular season would also trigger a $250,000 bonus for Belichick. And he’d like get his $350,000 bonus for an elite bowl game if the Tar Heels finish in the Top 25.

    There is also confirmation that Belichick does have a buyout clause, which was widely reported as North Carolina’s stipulation if he were to leave for a job in the NFL. If Belichick leaves UNC before June 1, the university is owed $10 million. After June 1, the buyout drops to $1 million. 

    However, despite multiple NFL teams reportedly reaching out to Belichick, he said during his introductory press conference he’s in Chapel Hill to stay. 

    Bill Belichick looks out to crowd

    North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Bill Belichick answers questions during a press conference at Loudermilk Center for Excellence.  (Jim Dedmon/Imagn Images)

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    He’s already showing his commitment to the program by hitting the road and talking to recruits as he aims to build a playoff roster through the new NIL system. 

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    Scott Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.