BREAKING NEWS : Travis Kelce Speaks Out After Backlash on Controversial Message

Travis Kelce Speaks Out After Backlash on Controversial Message - Athlon  Sports

There is no doubt that Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce is one of the greatest tight ends to ever pick up a football. His 10 Pro Bowl selections, four All-Pro nods and three Super Bowl championships, among other things, all serve as proof of this fact.

Every now and again, however, Kelce does find himself in some hot water. This was the case again on Sunday after he was dragged into a bit of a controversy on social media.

Kelce’s old deleted tweet from April 2010 suddenly resurfaced on Easter Sunday. In his controversial message, a 20-year-old Kelce shouted out Jesus Christ for “takin one for the team.”

Despite the fact that the tweet is a decade and a half old, fans on social media were still quick to criticize the Chiefs star for what he said.

“People shouldn’t be surprised, he’s always been an absolute jerk,” a comment on X read.

“Legend? With a tweet like that lol. Refs let him have his way plus he has taylor,” said another.

“Apple falls so far from the tree in the Kelce family, one brother (Jason) quite literally walks on water and the other one (Travis) is a whiny wanna be thug,” reacted a user.

“Hmm I don’t find this amusing at all,” a post read.

“It’s the haha that does it. I could see myself maybe posting this at like 12/13 maybe so me at 12/13 vs Travis at 20 same awareness and intelligence roughly i suppose if I’m being generous,” another said.

To be fair, a good amount of fans came out to defend Kelce by saying that the post was funny and that technically, what he said was accurate enough.

Travis Kelce shares bold message amid backlash to pre-Super Bowl date night  with Taylor Swift

Either way, Kelce was forced to address the post after his brother, Jason Kelce, brought it up during the most recent episode of their “New Heights” podcast.

“We have potentially the greatest tweet ever tweeted on Easter day,” Jason Kelce started, via People. “This is the best thing ever.”

“This is so (expletive) dumb,” Travis Kelce quipped as his brother read out the post. “… So ridiculous.”

Jason Kelce could not help but laugh at his brother’s expense, which prompted an explanation from the Chiefs TE.

“Listen, I wanted to make sure everybody knew I was having a good time joking about this,” Travis Kelce said, adding that he “couldn’t take it too serious.”

The brothers would then go on to agree that Jesus absolutely deserves a shoutout for dying for everyone’s sins. “He’s the best leader out there,” Travis Kelce concluded.

Travis Kelce is clearly ready to move on from this issue, which, again, dates back 15 years. The brothers pretty much ignored the online backlash from the post, but Travis Kelce still took the time to explain himself.

After all, his brother did put him on the spot.

Related Posts

BREAKING: Missouri House approved governor’s Hail Mary plan to keep Chiefs, Royals from fleeing to Kansas

Missouri lawmakers are making a last-ditch effort to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from moving to Kansas.

BREAKING NEWS: Patrick Mahomes Sends Clear Message After Personal Announcement

Patrick Mahomes had built a legacy on and off the field during his time with the Kansas City Chiefs. On the field, Mahomes has led Kansas City to three…

🔥 Kansas City Chiefs Set the NFL Ablaze with Game-Changing Moves – Is Another Championship Within Reach? 🏆

Please enable cookies.

BREAKING NEWS : Kansas City Chiefs Sign Amari Cooper

Amari Cooper remains a free agent as the 2025 NFL Offseason continues to progress towards NFL Training Camp. With less wide receivers available, and plenty of teams still…

BREAKING: Chiefs, Panthers Could Intervene in Saints Free Agent Visit

The New Orleans Saints could finally bring some relief in their pass secondary, but these two teams may sign this cornerback once healthy.

BREAKING : Chiefs’ Andy Reid Approaching Impressive Milestone

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid is one of the best head coaches in the history of the National Football League. Not only does he rank third all time in wins as a head coach, but he’s also the only head coach in NFL history to achieve more than 100 wins with two different franchises.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *