Kansas Metropolis Chiefs coach Andy Reid advised reporters to not “make an excessive amount of” of the sideline spat between him and star tight finish Travis Kelce throughout the second quarter of the workforce’s 22-9 win over the New York Giants on “Sunday Night time Soccer.”
NBC’s cameras caught the 2 males yelling at one another, with Reid at one level showing to deliberately give Kelce’s shoulder a tough bump along with his personal shoulder. The Chiefs had been up 6-0 on the time, however the offense had simply did not capitalize on a Giants turnover.
Going into halftime, because the confrontation with Kelce performed on viewers’ screens, NBC’s Melissa Stark requested Reid what his message was to the workforce after seeing “a whole lot of frustration and emotion out of your key gamers, star gamers on the sideline.”
“That’s OK, we want some juice,” mentioned Reid, whose workforce had entered the sport 0-2. “In order that’s good.”
Throughout his postgame information convention, Reid was requested what he had been attempting to get throughout to Kelce throughout the alternate.
“I really like Travis’ ardour, and so I’m OK with that. We didn’t have sufficient of it,” Reid mentioned. “That second quarter wasn’t the place we would have liked to be. So inside purpose, you already know, he is aware of — he is aware of when to again off the pedal, and is aware of when to push it too. In order that’s half I really like about him, the man’s all in. Simply generally I’ve to be the policeman.”
Reid added: “Pay attention, he’s an emotional man. He’s Irish.”
Requested if the alternate was him telling Kelce to again off a bit, Reid answered: “Don’t make an excessive amount of of it. He’s a passionate man, and I really like that half. So I’ve been by way of a whole lot of issues with him, in order that’s all a part of it. I really like that he likes to play the sport. That’s what I really like. And it’s an emotional sport. So I’ll take it.”
Kelce wasn’t made out there to talk to reporters after the sport.
It’s not the primary time the 2 males made contact throughout a sideline dispute. Early within the second quarter of Tremendous Bowl LVIII in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers on Feb. 12, 2024, Kelce was seen yelling in his coach’s face, grabbing his arm and bumping into him, which appeared to trigger Reid to stumble a bit.
After the Chiefs’ 25-22 additional time win in that sport, Reid disregarded the incident, telling CBS that Kelce had hugged him and apologized after the incident.
“There’s no one that I get higher than I get him,” mentioned Reid, who was 65 on the time. “He’s a aggressive child and he likes to play.”
Days later, on the “New Heights” podcast, Kelce expressed remorse.
“It’s undoubtedly unacceptable,” he mentioned, “and I instantly wished I may take it again.”
On the identical podcast, Kelce mentioned: “Sadly, generally my ardour comes out the place it seems prefer it’s negativity, however I’m grateful that [Reid] is aware of that it’s all as a result of I wanna win this factor with him greater than something.”
The Chiefs hadn’t began 0-2 since 2014, which was Kelce’s first yr as a starter and Reid’s second because the workforce’s coach. The workforce has since performed in 5 Tremendous Bowls and received three.
This season is off to a sluggish begin additionally for Kelce, a 10-time Professional Bowl choice. He has 10 catches in 17 targets for 134 yards and one landing. Through the Chiefs’ 20-17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 2, a move from quarterback Patrick Mahomes bounced out of Kelce’s arms on the aim line and resulted in a game-changing interception by the Eagles’ Patrick Mukuba.
Additionally throughout the Philadelphia sport, Kelce appeared to level to his crotch as a part of a crude gesture aimed towards the opposing sideline after making a 23-yard reception. He was later fined $14,491 by the NFL for unsportsmanlike conduct.
