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Perry Knotts/Getty ImagesFootball fans and loyal Swifties alike have never seen the Super Bowl champion tight end Travis Kelsey He played in the Kansas City Chiefs' final game of the regular season.
Before the Chiefs' game on Sunday, January 5, against the Denver Broncos, the team Official account X He posted a list of inactive players, which included Kelce and a slew of Chiefs starters.
“We are inactive for today's game,” the Chiefs wrote, highlighting running back Kelce and his teammates. Isiah Pacheco,quarterback Patrick Mahomesback corner Trent McDuffiedefensive end George Karlaftishe counters Taylor's answerand defensive tackle Chris Jones.
Why did the Chiefs decide to sit so many starters for the final game of the regular season? The reasoning behind this decision is a good one — the 15-1 team has already earned home-court advantage and a first-round bye in the upcoming NFL playoffs. The Chiefs captured the top seed in the AFC on Christmas Day 2024, beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 29-10.
UPDATE: 1/7/24, 3 PM ET – The Kansas City Chiefs announced that Travis Kelce will not play in Sunday's game via X two hours before kickoff. “TE Travis Kelce has been ruled out of today's game against the Chargers (coaching decision),” the post read. Original story: Travis Kelce revealed if he plans to play[…]
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Nick Cammett/Getty ImagesIn other words, it's not worth risking the health of their key players on a game that won't change their position in the playoffs for the Chiefs.
with Mahomes doesn't startbackup quarterback Carson Wentz He was under center at Denver's Enabling Field at Mile High. While speaking to reporters on Wednesday, January 1, the head coach said Andy Reid He said he wasn't “worried” about sitting out at first.
“I've been through it before, so I'm not worried about all that,” Reed explained at the time. “It gives the other players a chance here to grow and you can benefit from everyone.”
The reason Travis Kelce missed the Kansas City Chiefs game last weekend is very surprising. “It had nothing to do with my health,” Travis, 34, admitted on the Wednesday, January 10, episode of his podcast “New Heights” (…) “It wasn’t really about whether I was going to get infected or not.”
The 66-year-old Reid went on to say that “the key thing is to make sure we maintain our composure across the board during this game and in the coming weeks.”
“We want to stay mentally and physically alert, so it is our responsibility to do that and how to manage time,” he added. “I make sure I do that through training and that the players and coaches go out and work on it.”
Since the Chiefs' final game of the regular season was an away game and Kelce did not play, it wasn't a huge surprise to Swifties and NFL fans that the tight end's girlfriend, Taylor Swiftwas not present.
Rest assured, the pop star will likely attend more than a few of the team's playoff games, especially since the road to the Super Bowl runs through Kansas City.
