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Love him or hate him, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce will undoubtedly be one of the main characters of Super Bowl 59, and that’s regardless of how he performs on the field. Starting with media day until after all of the confetti has been cleared off the field on Super Bowl Sunday, all eyes will be on the man who is simultaneously one of the most polarizing figures in popular culture and arguably the greatest tight end in NFL history.
So what should we expect from El Travador on February 9th in New Orleans, in what will be his fifth career Super Bowl appearance? Will the Chiefs three-peat as Super Bowl champions? Will Travis and Taylor get to ride off into the sunset? And what about Jason Kelce? Will Travis’ big brother show allegiance to his blood or his former team? I’ve got all of those answers for ya!
Both. The answer to that last question is both. And it also turns out that Jason Kelce is rooting for overtime, because America deserves free chicken wings.
Remember, Travis Kelce did not play tight end in high school. He was a two-star quarterback who passed and rushed for over 1,000 yards during his senior season. It wasn’t until he arrived at the University of Cincinnati that Kelce started playing tight end full time, and what a spectacular decision that turned out to be.
Now this bold prediction isn’t just predicated on Kelce’s possible passing chops. It has more to do with the inventiveness of Chiefs head coach and play-caller Andy Reid, who we know has a deep bag of unique play calls that he can pull from. Plus, wouldn’t it be fitting if we saw a Kelce to Mahomes connection against the team whose most famous play in four Super Bowl appearances was a play in which a tight end threw a touchdown pass to a quarterback?
The @Eagles unleashed the Philly Special two years ago today
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— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 4, 2020
This is a prediction based on a feeling that Kelce, who was quiet in the AFC Championship Game against Buffalo, is due for a big game, but also one based on the fact that in their previous two postseason games, the Eagles defense has given up 23 receptions for 201 yards and two touchdowns to the tight ends of the Los Angeles Rams (Tyler Higbee and Colby Parkinson) and Washington Commanders (Zack Ertz, John Bates and Ben Sinnott). What’s strange is, during the regular season, no team gave up fewer receiving yards to opposing tight ends than the Eagles.
Sure, game situation had plenty to do with this. In each of those games, Philly was playing with a lead, leaving both LA and Washington...
