Chiefs' Kelce apologizes for sideline incident with HC Reid

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports

Chiefs TE Travis Kelce apologizes for sideline incident with HC Andy Reid

By Clark Dalton | Last updated 12/28/23

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce admitted he shouldn't have lost his cool in a disappointing Week 16 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders.

During the 20-14 upset, Kelce slammed his helmet on the sideline late in the second quarter. Kansas City head coach Andy Reid approached the four-time first-team All-Pro and didn't let him re-enter the game immediately. He finished with five receptions for 44 yards.

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"He's looking out for me, and I love him for it," Kelce said of his HC on a recent episode of his podcast "New Heights." "I didn't go back out there and play good. He wanted to see the fire in me, and I reacted in a bad way. He wanted to just get the best out of me. And right now, I'm just not playing my best football."

Frustrations are mounting in Kansas City. The Chiefs (9-6) have lost four of their last six games and can no longer clinch the No. 1 seed in the AFC.

During this stretch, the 34-year-old has struggled, recording 33 receptions for 371 yards and one TD. Also, K.C. has only scored 125 points, which is 18th in the league.

"Every single play, somebody is not doing their job, and it's me ... it's everybody on the team," Kelce said of the offense's issues. "Whatever it is, we got to do something else because it's been pretty consistent that we haven't been on the same page. We just got to take a little bit more ownership in what we're doing."

Regardless, the Chiefs must solve the problem soon, or they'll fail to repeat as champions. As of Wednesday, oddschecker gives them the AFC's third-best Super Bowl odds (+900) behind the Miami Dolphins (11-4) and Baltimore Ravens (12-3).

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