Travis Kelce fought again tears as he detailed the “hard reality” he’s confronted since shedding out the coveted Vince Lombardi Trophy within the Tremendous Bowl.
In a brand new clip of his and brother Jason Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast, the tight finish, 35, touched on his staff’s disappointing efficiency that noticed the Philadelphia Eagles emerge victorious over the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs 40-22.
“Just wasn’t our day,” the 3-time Tremendous Bowl champ mentioned. “Couldn’t find a lick of momentum. I’m kicking myself for some of the tiny, tiny decisions I made on the field.”
“I wasn’t the best that I could be in motivating my guys and keeping my guys calm, cool and collected and I put a lot of that on myself, you know, as the guy that’s been in the building for 12 years and seen a lot of football and seen a situation just like this, in the Super Bowl.”
“It’s a tough pill to swallow,” he went on as his voice started to shake. “It’s a hard reality, man.”
Whereas the NFL star didn’t deal with the continuing retirement rumors within the clip, he did apologize to the Chiefs followers for the loss.
“I love my teammates, I love my coaches. Chiefs Kingdom, I’m sorry for how it ended. I have a beautiful life man,” he continued.
“I have loved ones, I have the most amazing family in the world that supports me in everything I do and they were all there, cheering me on and hoping for the best on Sunday,” he mentioned of his cheer squad, which additionally contains his girlfriend Taylor Swift.
“I wish I had made better decisions early on to help my guy Pat (Mahomes) out and help my team find that momentum and that confidence,” he mentioned. “But you know, I just have to tip my hat to the Eagles.”
After a visibly upset Travis mentioned he needs “things had went different,” his brother and former Eagles heart, 37, identified some spectacular stats from Sunday’s recreation.
Jason, who retired from the NFL final 12 months, mentioned that Travis had set a brand new document for probably the most catches in Tremendous Bowl historical past.
Kelce completed the common season with profession lows in yardage (863) and touchdowns (three), and the athlete had zero receptions within the first half.
Nonetheless, his 4 receptions for 39 yards towards the Birds imply he now boasts a complete of 35 throughout his Tremendous Bowl appearances — inserting him above Jerry Rice who racked up 33.
“You broke the most catches in Super Bowl history,” Jason mentioned. “I know you don’t probably care that much about it right now because of the way the game went.”
“You have so many records at this point… but at the end of the day it’s just another thing that cements you as one of the best players ever to play in the NFL,” he added.
Nonetheless, it seems as if it’s too quickly for Travis to have a good time his accomplishment, as he added, “That’s the last thing that I care about right now.”
The Chiefs star briefly spoke about his staff’s crushing loss throughout a dialog with reporters within the locker room after the sport.
“Hats off to the Eagles, man,” the 3-time Tremendous Bowl champ informed reporters within the locker room after the sport in a video shared on X. “They got after us, all three phases.”
“[We] couldn’t get it going offensively,” went on. “I mean they just got after us on all three phases and then on top of that, you know, turnovers, penalties, playing behind the sticks on offense.”
“We just couldn’t find that spark. We couldn’t find that momentum,” he mentioned. “We haven’t played that bad all year. You don’t lose like that without everything going bad.”
Nonetheless, Kelce mentioned that he and his staff by no means threw within the towel and fought tooth and nail until the very finish.
