A Prime Video cameraman was confronted with a clumsy second after the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs misplaced to the Denver Broncos on Christmas Day.
The dwell broadcast on Thursday, December 25, featured cameras following Travis Kelce as he interacted with followers in Arrowhead Stadium. Nevertheless, after they went to observe the tight finish on his stroll again to the locker room, it appeared a Chiefs staffer had a significant problem.
“I’ve informed you,” one man sporting a Chiefs sweatshirt could possibly be heard saying to the cameras earlier than bringing over one other man in a go well with. The second staffer gave the impression to be blocking the cameras from strolling down the hallway.
The sport’s newscasters have been equally as confused as viewers, making an attempt to determine what was happening. One particular person could possibly be heard explaining that they gained’t “let a digicam go down the hallway for no matter purpose.” One other voiceover famous that Kelce, 36, was “able to roll,” together with his again seen as he walked away from the cameras.
Thursday marked Kelce’s remaining dwelling recreation of the NFL season, and his fiancée, Taylor Swift, was in attendance. The Chiefs in the end misplaced to the Broncos 20-13.
THIS WAS VERY WEIRD…
A Kansas Metropolis #Chiefs staffer bought into it with the Prime Video broadcast cameraman who was making an attempt to observe Travis Kelce into the locker room.
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pic.twitter.com/zVWGoqu6Wv— MLFootball (@MLFootball) December 26, 2025
Some followers (and newscasters) have speculated that the Christmas Day matchup was the ultimate dwelling recreation of Kelce’s profession. Nevertheless, Kelce has made it clear that his athletic future remains to be up within the air and he hasn’t made any retirement choices simply but.
“I feel I’d quite simply maintain the main target of the media and all the pieces on this workforce proper now,” Kelce mentioned throughout a press convention earlier this month. “All of the conversations that I’ve with the workforce and all the pieces transferring ahead can be with them.”
The cameraman incident on Thursday got here after Kelce acquired widespread criticism from newscasters — particularly ESPN’s Chris Russo — after the athlete refused to speak to the media after the Chiefs have been eradicated from the NFL playoffs following their loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on December 14. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes additionally tore his ACL through the recreation, which put him on the sideline for the remainder of the season.
“Sorry, guys, it’s not the time,” Kelce informed reporters after the sport. “I’ll catch you guys through the week.”
Days later, Russo had an impassioned response to Kelce’s remark to the media.
“How about Kelce on Sunday afternoon?” he mentioned throughout ESPN’s First Take on December 17. “They simply lose a recreation. Mahomes tears his ACL. The final play of the sport [backup quarterback Gardner] Minshew goes to Kelce to attempt to kick a subject objective. Intercepted. And Kelce, after he settles down within the locker room, he says, ‘Not right now, fellas. I’m not going to speak to you.’”
Russo continued, “We bought these poor guys who’ve been protecting the Chiefs for years, who go to each coaching camp, apply, each preseason recreation. Day-after-day for seven months they cowl the soccer workforce and also you blow them off on the finish of this recreation after they bought Mahomes out? Perhaps the final recreation you’re ever gonna play [with him]? You possibly can’t give them three phrases?”
Russo didn’t finish there, persevering with his message to Kelce.
“You blow everyone off strolling off the sector and also you don’t speak to the press and also you get within the automotive?” he added. “That’s flawed. That isn’t the way in which to do issues. You give them 5 minutes. Give them a few sentences for the Chiefs followers. Actually down on him.”
