Travis Kelce jokes about playing like 'trash' on the latest New Heights
A new episode of the New Heights podcast dropped on Wednesday morning, and hosts Jason and Travis Kelce took a chance to talk about the Kansas City Chiefs and their start to the season. While the Chiefs are 3-0 to open the season, the star tight end is not performing to the level he would like with just eight receptions and 69 yards so far.
But the three-time Super Bowl champion isn’t too worried about his individual performance just yet.
“I just want to have a successful offense,” Travis said of his team before praising quarterback Patrick Mahomes for finding the open guy on the field that will let them do that.
“I think everyone saw my drop in the fourth quarter and the crucial third down, just trying to do too much before putting the ball away. That’s probably the biggest thing for me is making the play in big-time moments like that,” Kelce said of the win over the Falcons on Sunday. “I think with how defenses are playing us right now, I’m not really getting a lot of opportunities to make plays down the field, but not using that as an excuse. Moving forward, still trying to make sure I can help the team out in that regard knowing I’ve been that weapon for us in the past.”
Still, Kelce was hard on himself, calling his play “trash” before correcting course and saying “I’m playing winning football. It’s not trash, but, it could be better.”
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Despite the questioning from outside parties, Kelce said he still felt alright. “I wish I played as good as I felt,” he said dejectedly at one point during the pod.
Kelce will have a chance to bounce back this weekend as the Chiefs head to Los Angeles to face the Chargers to stay undefeated.