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Travis Kelce is feeling a bit more apologetic about his sideline confrontation with Andy Reid during the Kansas City Chiefs’ win over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIIl.
In the most recent episode of his “New Heights” podcast, Travis Kelce began to state why he understood people were upset with him bumping and yelling at his coach during the second quarter of Sunday’s game before his brother called him out.
“You crossed the line,” Jason Kelce said. “I think we can both agree on that.”
The Chiefs tight end nodded and agreed with his brother.
“I can’t get that fired up to the point where I’m bumping coach and it’s getting him off balance and stuff,” Kelce said. “When he stumbled I was like, ‘Oh s—‘ in my head.”
But Kelce’s brother believed that he stepped over the line before he even bumped Reid.
“Let’s be honest, the yelling in his face, too, is over the top,” the elder Kelce brother said. “I think there are better ways to handle this, retrospectively.”
Kelce initially showed some remorse following Sunday’s game over his interaction with Reid, which came as he was on the sideline during Isiah Pacheco’s fumble in the red zone as the Chiefs were trailing 3-0. He also joked about it, though.
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Reid also brushed aside the incident, telling multiple outlets and reporters that Kelce “caught me off-balance” with his bump. He also told ESPN that Kelce apologized to him shortly after the confrontation.
But Kelce showed his appreciation and gratitude for Reid during his podcast.
“I’m a passionate guy,” Kelce said. “I love Coach Reid, and Coach Reid knows how much I love to play for him and how much I love to be a product of his coaching career — I’m not playing for anybody else but Big Red. If he calls it quits this year, I’m out there with him, man.
“I’ve got a certain relationship with him — he’s checked me a few times and I just wanted to let him know that I wanted this thing and that he can put…
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Publish date : 2024-02-14 16:45:56
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