Where Wolf: The Search for ChiefsAholic centers on the notorious NFL superfan who lived a double life that landed him in prison. With ESPN dropping an updated version over the weekend, here’s everything you need to know about how to watch the documentary.
Last month, the Super Bowl 2024 saw the Kansas City Chiefs defending their title by defeating the San Francisco 49ers. This marked the Chiefs’ second victory in a row, and three in the past five years, at America’s biggest sporting event.
While the fans were there cheering the team on from the sidelines, one who wasn’t able to make it was Xaviar Babudar, better known as ChiefsAholic. Given his name, it’s not surprising he’s a diehard Chiefs supporter, having attended numerous games while dressed head-to-toe in a furry wolf suit and mask.
Why couldn’t he make the 2024 Super Bowl? Because he’s currently in police custody. As explored in ESPN’s SC Featured Where Wolf documentary, there’s more to the ChiefsAholic story than meets the eye. Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch it.
How to watch Where Wolf: The Story of ChiefsAholic documentary
On March 3, 2024, ESPN dropped an updated version of Where Wolf: The Search for ChiefsAholic. And you can watch the 41-minute documentary in full on YouTube via the link below:
The sports channel also previously changed the title of the feature to Where Wolf: The Story of NFL Superfan ChiefsAholic.
What is the Where Wolf: The Story of ChiefsAholic documentary about?
As per the official synopsis: “Where Wolf examines the rise and fall of the most notorious NFL superfan ever, ChiefsAholic. A diehard Chiefs fan, he attended games home and away, always dressed head-to-toe in a furry gray wolf suit and mask and fangs. Away from the NFL, though, authorities say ChiefsAholic donned a different mask and lived a double life that landed him in Leavenworth federal prison.”
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The superfan, real name Xaviar Babudar, made the headlines in December 2022 after being arrested for a bank robbery in Oklahoma. ESPN reports: “Babudar was accused of pointing a black pistol at a bank teller and fleeing with $150,000 from the Tulsa Teachers Credit Union in Bixby, Oklahoma. He pleaded not guilty.”
When he was released on bond, Babudar removed his ankle bracelet and fled, only for the FBI to catch up with him four months later and link him to a series of other robberies in the Midwest.
ESPN’s investigation digs deeper into his background, discovering that a lot of what he would post about himself online wasn’t true. “Babudar often posted screenshots of betting slips, including $5,000 bets on the Chiefs to win last year’s Super Bowl and quarterback Patrick Mahomes to win NFL regular-season MVP,” it continued.
Last week, the US Attorney’s Office revealed that ChiefsAholic pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to a string of 11 bank robberies across seven states. Under the terms of the plea agreement, he must pay at least $532,675 in restitution and hand over any property involved in his crimes to the government, including an autographed painting of Chiefs quarterback Patrick L. Mahomes II.
He also faces up to 50 years in prison, with his sentencing set for July 10 this year. Currently, he is being held in federal custody without bond.
“His violent crime spree across the Midwest and beyond traumatized bank employees and victimized financial institutions in seven states,” said US Attorney Teresa Moore. “The defendant tried to conceal hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen cash by using it to gamble online and at casinos, but the odds caught up with him. With today’s conviction, he will be held accountable for the full scope of his criminal conduct, including his attempt to flee from justice.”