Jason Kelce had an opportunity to poke fun at his younger brother over the weekend following a mix-up during the Kansas City Chiefs’ first preseason home game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
Travis Kelce, a tight end with the Chiefs, caught a behind-the-back pass from Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes during their game against the Detroit Lions on Saturday, Aug. 17. While many fans were initially impressed with the catch, Mahomes later revealed that he had executed the maneuver “out of spite” after Travis “didn’t run the route he was supposed to run.”
Travis later roasted his friend’s voice while explaining why he hadn’t run Mahomes’ intended play. “You know, he’s got the voice thing,” Travis said in a separate video clip filmed Saturday at Arrowhead stadium. “He kind of mumbled out the play. I couldn’t hear it.”
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The team running the official X, formerly Twitter, account for New Heights, the Kelce brothers’ podcast, seemed to get a kick out of the controversy. “Upon further review this was clearly Pats fault 😂,” the podcast’s account tweeted alongside a video of Travis justifying his actions on the field.
Meanwhile, Jason seemed initially impressed by his brother’s catch of Mahomes’ behind-the-back pass. The former Philadelphia Eagles center shared a video showing the moment unfold on X, writing, “Now that it’s been done in the preseason, I got a fever, and I need more cowbell.”
That pass combined with other elements of the game made it among his “most enjoyed preseason games so far,” Jason added later.
While sharing an updated take on X after New Heights’ account tweeted a video of Mahomes providing his perspective on the pass, the retired NFL star embraced an opportunity to tease his brother about missing plays.
“If Pat starts throwing behind the back passes every time Travis runs the wrong route, this may be the most exciting year of football to date,” Jason wrote.
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