Travis Kelce admits his sideline outburst at Kansas Metropolis Chiefs head coach Andy Reid through the Tremendous Bowl was ‘unacceptable’.
Kelce was seen shouting within the face of Reid in addition to bumping into him within the aftermath of Isiah Pacheco’s fumble within the first quarter of Sunday’s win over the San Francisco 49ers, with the Chiefs tight finish seemingly sad he had been taken out of the sport through the play.
Talking afterwards, Kelce joked he had merely been telling Reid how a lot he cherished him, whereas the top coach himself performed down the incident.
Kelce addressed the scenario once more whereas filming his podcast New Heights with brother Jason.
“I can’t get that fired up to the point where bumping coach and it’s getting him off balance and stuff,” Kelce stated. “It got here in a second once we weren’t taking part in very properly and I wasn’t taking part in very properly.
“It’s definitely unacceptable and I immediately wished I could have taken it back. Coach Reid actually came right up to me after that and didn’t even have harsh words for me.”
Brother Jason Kelce added: “The yelling in his face, too, was excessive.
“I think there are better ways to handle this, retrospectively.”
Kelce had 9 catches for 93 yards within the contest, together with an important 22-yard catch-and-run on third-and-seven within the closing moments of the fourth quarter to assist arrange Harrison Butker’s game-tying discipline aim to ship the sport to additional time.
The Chiefs went on to clinch a 25-22 victory and their third Tremendous Bowl ring in 5 seasons after Mahomes’ game-winning landing go to Mecole Hardman.
Kelce this yr broke the good Jerry Rice’s document for many postseason catches in NFL historical past, whereas he and Mahomes surpassed Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski for many landing connections between a quarterback and receiver within the playoffs.
The 34-year-old made 93 catches for 984 yards and 5 touchdowns through the common season, the primary time he has not posted 1,000 receiving yards since 2015.
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