- Not for the first time this season, Travis Kelce is a social media star, but it had nothing to do with Taylor
The bad blood between Travis Kelce and Andy Reid was gone as Super Bowl LVIII ended with a Kansas City Chiefs win, as the pair were all smiles as they celebrated their second straight rings after a dramatic 25-22 turnaround in Sin City.
Kelce’s mood at the end of the game was an emphatic change after he bumped Andy Reid on the sideline during the second quarter, knocking the 65-year-old Kansas City coach back a few steps after teammate Isiah Pacheco in the red zone had messed around.
Kelce ran up to Reid and yelled at him after the fumble.
“Did you see that?” Kelce said. “I’ll keep it between us unless my microphone tells the world. I was just telling him how much I loved him.”
Reid said Kelce just wanted to be on the field. “There’s no one I can get better than him,” Reid said. “He’s a competitive guy. He likes to play. He makes me feel young. But my balance is terrible.”
Regardless of the actual reasons for the argument, social media reacted with hilarity, comparing the argument to ordering sandwiches, anger over a possible remake of the 1990s hit film Twister and a debate over the best T. Swift era.
The photo that inspired a thousand memes as Travis Kelce criticized his coach, Andy Reid
The memes came soon after the incident was broadcast live during the big game
When asked about the incident, Kelce had nothing but praise for his coach.
‘It wasn’t about my catches. I just… I wanted the score to be different. The coach asked us to express our opinion and I just wanted to let him know how much passion I had for this team,” he told the media during the celebrations.
“He is one of the best men’s leaders I have ever seen in my life. And he helped me a lot with that, with channeling that emotion, with channeling that passion. “I owe my whole career to that man and I can kind of control how emotional I get and just love him,” he added.
This was the second sideline incident this season involving Kelce and Reid.
During a game against the Raiders on Christmas Day, an angry Kelce stuck his helmet on the sideline, and when a staff member tried to give it back to the tight end so he could take the field, Reid grabbed the helmet and refused to give it to him. it back.
Kelce finished with nine receptions for 93 yards, including a crucial catch in overtime, to help the Chiefs win their second straight Super Bowl.
One play after Kelce’s reception put the Chiefs on the 3-yard line, Patrick Mahomes found Mecole Hardman alone in the end zone for the winning TD, helping Kelce fulfill his promise while Swift and everyone in her suite went into a celebratory frenzy.
“I never had any doubts,” Kelce said. “We have the best quarterback in the league, we have the best offensive line in the league, and we have the most determination of any team in the NFL, and you saw all that tonight.
“I guess I take it for granted at this point, but I know we’re in every game I’ve ever played in, regardless of the score or how much time is left, that guy has magic in his body. right arm.’
One night after Swift earned her fourth career Grammy for album of the year last week, Kelce said he told her he had to “keep up my end of the bargain and take home some hardware, too.”
Swift flew halfway around the world to watch her boyfriend, who also said on Monday during the opening night of Super Bowl week, “I want this more than ever in my life.”
After the game, Kelce said it’s on to the next performance.