It's been quite the journey for Travis Kelce and the Chiefs, who will play the Texans on Saturday for a seventh straight AFC Conference Championship spot.
As the team warmed up on the field at Arrowhead Stadium ahead of a district-round contest, ESPN broadcaster As the team was warming up on the field at Arrowhead Stadium ahead of a district-round contest, speculation mounted that the star tight end might retire if the Chiefs' three-peat gains momentum. 's Scott Van Pelt invited Travis' brother Jason. Look back at all his brother has accomplished and what still remains to prove.
“if [Travis] He's not satisfied yet, and I don't know if he ever will be. ” Jason joked.
“Maybe that's the answer,” Van Pelt replied.
Jason continued in a more thoughtful tone. “What was really fun to watch, of course, was how the receptions and all the stats and his whole career culminated into the most absurd numbers I've ever seen,'' which is impressive. , I love watching him go from being a young, energetic kid who was excited to go out and happy to achieve his dreams, to now something of a calm veteran.
“You've seen your entire career…and I couldn't be more proud of where he is right now, which is that he's a leader. I'm impressed by how much the team is attracted to him and how much he's attracted to him. You can see how he really embraces the role. He also has a great beard and is really proud of it,” Jason said.
Just like his career, his beard eventually blossomed.
Travis, a third-round pick of the Chiefs in 2013, was rated as the No. 2 or No. 3 tight end in his draft class, NFL.com reported at the time.
Scouts noted his skills as a run blocker, but expressed concern over the fact that he only had one decent season in college.
“He's not a great athlete, but he does a lot of things very well,” one report said. According to NFL.com.
After more than a decade, it's safe to say that everything before the comma can be ignored.
Of course, it's 20/20 in terms of results, but it's hard to imagine the Chiefs would be where they are today without everything No. 87 brought to the table — just three wins away from their fourth Super Bowl in the past six years. That's the point – the table.
“It's been really, really fun watching him grow as a player, as a teammate and as an individual,” Jason said Saturday. “It's fun to watch.”
