O.J. Simpson Parole Commissioner Explains Why He Wore Chiefs Tie to Hearing

During O.J. Simpson's parole hearing on Thursday, one of the commissioners on Nevada's Board of Parole became an internet sensation for wearing a Kansas City Chiefs tie.

On Friday, Adam Endel told Sam Mellinger of the Kansas City Star that he donned the tie hoping some of his friends might notice it while the cameras were filming Simpson's hearing. 

“It was one of those little things I figured someone might spot from Kansas City, but I didn’t realize it was going to blow up that much," he said. "It’s crazy now.”

Mellinger noted that Endel grew up near Kansas City after his family moved in 1976 when he was in fifth grade, prompting him to become a fan of the Chiefs and Kansas City Royals, before moving to Nevada in 1990. 

“If you saw my office, it’s covered in Royals and Chiefs stuff,” Endel told Mellinger.

The Chiefs' social media team became aware of Endel's tie and responded to an image posted by Sports Illustrated on Twitter:

Endel and the rest of the parole board's four-member panel voted unanimously to grant Simpson parole. The former NFL running back has served almost nine years at Lovelock Correctional Center in Nevada after being convicted on charges of robbery and kidnapping stemming from an incident at a hotel room in Las Vegas.