Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce said it was “definitely unacceptable” that he bumped into head coach Andy Reid on the sideline during Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday in Las Vegas.
“I can’t get that fired up to the point where bumping Coach and it’s getting him off balance and stuff,” Kelce told his brother, Jason, said on his “New Heights” podcast.
“When he stumbled, I was like: ‘Aw (expletive),’ in my head,” Kelce added.
Jason Kelce, who played two seasons under Reid with the Philadelphia Eagles, said his brother had “crossed the line.”
“The yelling in his face, too, was over the top,” Jason Kelce said. “I think there are better ways to handle this, retrospectively.”
Travis Kelce’s outburst was in response to being taken off the field with Kansas City driving for a potential score. The Chiefs fumbled the ball on that play, leading to the tight end making contact with Reid and screaming at the 65-year-old coach before running back Jerick McKinnon intervened.
Travis Kelce, 34, said on his podcast that Reid would have had every right to respond with physicality if he chose to do so.
“I deserve it,” the nine-time Pro Bowl selection said. “If he would have cold-cocked me in the face right there, I would have just ate it. I would have been like: ‘Let’s (expletive) go.'”
Reid took the high road after the game, saying he loved Kelce’s passion.
Travis Kelce recorded nine catches for 93 yards in the Chiefs’ 25-22 overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
–Field Level Media