Travis Kelce is glad to be again on the scoreboard after going weeks and not using a landing.
“Huge Yeti had an enormous day,” Jason Kelce stated throughout the Wednesday, October 30, episode of “New Heights” whereas celebrating his brother’s first finish zone look of the season.
Travis, 35, went on to share what went by way of his head throughout the huge play because the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs performed the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, October 27.
“Felt good to be in the long run zone, man,” he advised Jason, 36. “I hadn’t felt that finish zone in a very long time. It was kinda like, ‘Oh, s—, what do I do now?’ … It’s like while you return residence, you’re identical to, ‘Nicely, now what do I do? Do I’m going see this particular person first or that particular person first? Do I’m going to the highschool? Do I’m going to my favourite restaurant?’”
Travis confirmed “it was electrical” to attain a landing once more after his sluggish begin to the season. “Anytime we get in the long run zone proper now, we gotta take that momentum and run with it, child,” he added. “That was our focus coming into this sport.”
Jason identified that his brother “led all receivers” on Sunday with 10 receptions for 90 yards. Travis’ landing got here within the second quarter — and in addition occurred to happen on Nationwide Tight Ends Day. “TOUCHDOWN TRAVIS HAS ARRIVED 🏹,” the Chiefs wrote through Instagram alongside a photograph of the athlete spiking the ball in the long run zone.
All through the season, followers and analysts alike have debated over Travis’ less-than-stellar stats, however he did his greatest to shake off the criticism.
“For no matter purpose, these previous two video games it hasn’t gone that method for me,” he stated on the September 18 episode of “New Heights,” explaining, “That’s soccer, man. I’m not about to take a seat right here and get annoyed about it.”
Travis famous that he “used to get actually, actually pissed off and nearly lose my cool” if he wasn’t performing to the extent that he and his teammates anticipate of him. “I identical to to play the sport to such a excessive degree of accountability that it’s simply robust for me to cope with being mediocre or having stats that characterize that,” he continued, insisting, “I finished caring about stats 4 or 5 years in the past.”
Although his season didn’t fairly begin off on the precise foot, Travis and the Chiefs stay undefeated. His girlfriend, Taylor Swift, wasn’t there to witness his landing in Las Vegas on Sunday, however she celebrated the achievement from her Eras Tour stage in New Orleans.
Whereas performing “Midnight Rain” on the Caesars Superdome, Swift was caught mimicking Travis’ signature first down pose. Footage shared through social media confirmed the 34-year-old pop star pointing to 1 aspect earlier than blowing a kiss and holding three fingers up within the air.
The delicate shout-out passed off throughout Swift’s remaining of three concert events in Louisiana. She was additionally noticed making a landing gesture along with her arms and throwing an imaginary soccer throughout the identical tune from her Midnights period within the earlier two exhibits.