Todd McShay, a former NFL Draft analyst for ESPN, didn’t mince phrases when he assessed Travis Kelce’s efficiency over the primary three weeks of the season.
Whereas Kansas Metropolis Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes defended Kelce’s gradual begin and pointed to different defenses being ready for Kelce, Terrible Saying famous that McShay stated Kelce’s off-field exploits are carrying on him.
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Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce warms up for the Cincinnati Bengals recreation at GEHA Subject at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri, on Sept. 15, 2024. (Denny Medley-Imagn Photos)
“So, I don’t understand this, and maybe it’s a political thing, maybe it’s like the NFL, and maybe I’m gonna wind up getting a phone call from the league office. Maybe it’s Taylor Swift, I don’t know,” McShay stated on “The Ryne Russilo Podcast.” “But like when you’re staring at something so obvious… Cris Collinsworth is, honest to God, my favorite analyst out there to watch; most respected analyst, I think, in football for anyone that has half a brain…
“Each present I watch, each pregame present, halftime present, postgame present, weekday present, each broadcast I look ahead to the previous few weeks, it’s like, are we not allowed to say that he’s off form? That he’s been partying all offseason? He’s been jet-setting round with probably the most well-known particular person, in all probability in the complete world. That he’s ingesting… going to the U.S. Open, he’s received cocktails in…”
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce reacts after a first down against the Baltimore Ravens at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, on Sept. 5, 2024. (Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images)
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McShay then contrasted the 2022 preseason with the 2024 preseason to suggest that Kelce isn’t as locked in as he was. He then pointed to Kelce sitting on the bench looking downcast while watching film on a tablet as him not being the same player he has been.
“There’s no debating that his physique sort is totally different,” McShay added. “He’s not in the identical form. He’s not the identical. I don’t see the identical explosiveness. I see him carrying down a bit in-game. It’s OK. He’ll work himself again into the form. It’s not the primary man ever who’s not fairly within the elite form that he was.
“And now you’re sitting here, and you’re defending him, too. Is there some kind of message I’m not getting from the league that you’re not allowed to say he’s not in the same shape, he’s not able to produce at the highest level right now? And he’ll probably work himself back into shape by Week 8, 9, 10 this season. Are we not allowed to say that?”
Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce catches a go through the Cincinnati Bengals recreation at GEHA Subject at Arrowhead Stadium on Sept. 15, 2024. (Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Photos)
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Kelce is about to show 35 years outdated. Final season, he began the 12 months coping with an damage. He additionally had 121 targets on the season – the fewest since 2017. However that season, he nonetheless managed to file 1,000 receiving yards.
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