'Chiefsaholic' Lawyer Gives Baffling Speech Full Of Football Jargon In Defense Of Client

Kansas City Chiefs super-fan, "ChiefsAholic," hired a real-life Saul Goodman to lead his defense case against several charges stemming from robbing banks across several states. That is, Saul Goodman without the cunning ability to liberate his client … so just a guy well-versed in ‘mumbo jumbo.’

Xavier Babudar, known as the "ChiefsAholic" and for wearing a werewolf outfit, pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering, one count of transporting stolen property across state lines and one count of bank robbery this week. 

Despite his losing game plan for beating the charges, Babudar's attorney, Matthew Merryman, gave a bewildering speech using a barrage of out-of-place football jargon to emphasize his client's 'resilience' in the case.

Somehow, this guy's a real lawyer.

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And to use another football metaphor, ChiefsAholic's lawyer threw up a total Hail Mary in defense of his client, who pleaded ‘not guilty’ to 19 charges levied against him last year. Those charges included armed robbery, money laundering and transporting stolen property. ChiefsAholic reportedly used funds from his heists to buy tickets to Chiefs games and to bet on NFL action.

People couldn't believe Merryman's rundown.

"From the beginning of this case, folks, the government has been blitzing. And Xavier’s pocket was collapsing," Merryman said. "But today, Xavier has stepped into the pressure. He took responsibility for his actions.

"... If I know anything about Xavier, and if the Chiefs Kingdom knows anything about ChiefsAholic, we know that he doesn’t give up. We know that if he stumbled, and he fell, he didn’t let his knee touch the ground."

Babudar was first arrested for a bank robbery in Oklahoma in Dec. 2022. It was revealed by the U.S. Attorney's Office in 2023 that Babudar was involved in several unsolved robberies across the Midwest and laundered money through casinos, accruing roughly $1 million in stolen funds. 

Last year, Babudar was also caught on the run, fleeing to Northern California after cutting off his ankle tracking monitor.

Xavier Michael Babudar calls himself "ChiefsAholic." (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

The 29-year-old must pay over $500,000 in restitution; he faces up to 50 years in prison.

With Merryman's coaching, "Chiefsaholic" may be sidelined for a long, long time.

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