Travis Kelce finally offered a public apology after shoving and yelling at his coach, Andy Reid, during Super Bowl 58 between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. The tight end’s behavior immediately went viral, especially among Taylor Swift’s millions of followers.
Therefore, the player acknowledged that his behavior was unacceptable in the most recent episode of his New Heights podcast.
“It’s unacceptable and I wish I hadn’t done it. Coach Reid came up to me after that and didn’t even scold me. He just told me: Hey, I love your passion, but I have cameras everywhere.”
In addition, Travis Kelce pointed out that, on many occasions, his passion for winning leads him to lose control as happened in the Super Bowl.
“Unfortunately, sometimes my passion manifests itself in a way that seems negative, but I’m grateful that he (Andy Reid) knows that it’s all because I want to win this with him more than anything else. “I can’t get so excited to the point where I bump into the coach and almost throw him.”
Kelce even assured that he would retire from the NFL if Andy Reid left football
“Yes, I know. I am a passionate person. I love Coach Reid, he knows how much I love playing for him, how much I love being, you know, a product of his coaching career. I won’t play for anyone but Big Red. If he decides to retire this year, I’ll retire with him too.”
What Happened Between Travis Kelce and Andy Reid in the Super Bowl?
Travis Kelce was a social media trend for almost the entire Super Bowl 58 for that controversial sequence with his coach, Andy Reid. The Kansas City Chiefs had had a lot of problems on offense in the first half of the game against the San Francisco 49ers, so Taylor Swift’s boyfriend yelled and pushed Reid before the eyes of millions of people around the world.
At the end of the game, Travis Kelce admitted that, at that moment, he was completely frustrated because he had only caught one pass for one yard during the Super Bowl. Therefore, he angrily asked Reid not to remove him from the game.
“That person (Andy Reid) is the best coach this game has ever seen. Andy is incredible at not only designing plays and getting everyone ready, but he is also one of the best leaders of men I have ever seen. He’s helped me a lot to channel that emotion and that passion, and I owe my entire career to him, for being able to control how emotional I become. “I just adore him.”
Meanwhile, Andy Reid took the episode with Kelce philosophically and even joked about what happened at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
“Travis is a great leader. A very passionate player even if he throws me to the other side of the 50-yard line. I love that he wants to play and that he wants to be in the game on every play. I value it a lot. Travis knows how much I like his attitude for the game because he makes me feel young.”
This story was written in Spanish by Miguel Fernandez in Cultura Colectiva.
