One of the most memorable moments from the Super Bowl last Sunday was when Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, who is more famous for dating pop superstar Taylor Swift than for his football prowess, got super heated and body-checked his coach, Andy Reid, and yelling his brains out at him. The body-check nearly sent Reid to the ground. Fans immediately reacted negatively to the action, with many saying it raises a red flag for Swift, who they believe might want to rethink her relationship with the big goon due to his explosive temper.
However, on Wednesday, the latest episode of Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast, which he hosts with his brother, Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, confessed that he “crossed a line” by losing his cool with Reid. The question is whether or not it is now too little, too late.
“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 went on to say about the incident, going on to state that even in the moment he realized he’d gone way too far.
“When he stumbled I was like, ‘Oh, s***,’ in my head,” Kelce went on to say.
Kelce then stated that despite the angry outburst, he never held any doubts that Reid knew how much he loved playing for the team, especially under the leadership of Reid.
“I’m not playing for anybody else but Big Red … and I 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 he can put it on me. I got him,” he said during the episode. “We had to get some s*** going. Sometimes those emotions just get away from me, man. That’s been the battle of my career.”
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Critics slammed Kelce after video of the confrontation went viral, claiming that it showed the tight end being disrespectful and abusive towards Reid.
“Inexcusable … never at any level do u treat a coach this way!!” Fox News host Brian Kilmeade commented.
Andy Becht, head coach of the XFL’s St. Louis Battlehawks, made it clear that such actions would never be tolerated in his league.
“@XFLBattlehawks players try me on the sidelines and see what happens,” he dared them.
If you have a lot of strong emotions, as it seems Kelce does, this is something that needs to be addressed either by psychological counseling or religious counseling. There’s no way he’s only emotional like that on the field. He is likely this way off the field as well, which means there is a potential for violent behavior. It’s better for him to admit he has a problem and seek help for it now so he can avoid hurting himself or others in the future.
Just imagine how easily he could wreck his career and his life by allowing himself to continue living as a loose cannon? Time to seek maturity.