Travis Kelce won his third Super Bowl on Sunday night, helping the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. But his biggest impact might have come the night prior.
Prior to Sunday’s game, it was reported that the Chiefs tight end gave such a powerful speech that moved his teammates and coaches so much that they began to tear up. Someone who was in the room reportedly described it as a “WWE” speech., telling CBS Sports that there “wasn’t a dry eye” in the room.
As the Chiefs hoisted the Lombardi Trophy a day later, Kelce downplayed the impact of his speech, pointing to the fact that they only were losing 10-3 at halftime.
“I think it was more of a passionate rah-rah than something sad,” Kelce reportedly told the Monday Morning Quarterback. “I just told everybody, ‘We got what it takes. We got the formula. Those guys don’t have it.’ I ate a little bit of my words, knowing that [the Niners] had a lot more in them than I even imagined.
“But I was still right, baby. Chiefs got the formula. We knew what we had in this locker room, and we took it from there.”
Kelce’s speech was particularly praised by members of the Chiefs’ coaching and front office. Offensive coordinator Matt Nagy reportedly told the Monday Morning Quarterback that it was “raw” and “passionate” while general manager Brett Veach said the speech hit him differently than any other pregame message had before.
“I texted my dad and my brother, and I’m not the oldest guy, but I’ve been around for a while. And I have never heard a pregame speech like that,” Veach reportedly told the Monday Morning Quarterback. “It had the hair standing up on my arms. It meant the world to him to do it. It came from the heart. It was pure passion and emotion, and I think it resonated through our team.”
What to make of Reid and Kelce spat on the sidelines?
As Kelce mentioned, the 49ers had more in them than the Chiefs did to start Sunday’s game. They actually took a 10-0 lead with just…
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