Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce issued an apology on social media to his teammate Jack Cochrane shortly after Saturday’s practice after a video emerged of Kelce throwing a punch at him.
Chiefs beat writer Nick Roesch posted the video of Kelce catching a touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes in practice on Saturday, and some extracurricular activities ensued shortly after the catch.
Cochrane appeared to give Kelce a shove after making the touchdown catch over him, which led to Kelce throwing a punch at Cochrane.
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Both players were separated following the incident, luckily avoiding any escalation of things. However, Kelce appears to realize that he was in the wrong in this situation.
Kelce took to social media shortly after Saturday’s practice, where he posted a vague tweet that seems to be about this incident saying that he “needs to be a better leader”.
“Gotta be a better teammate gotta be a better leader… plain and simple,” tweeted Kelce.
Gotta be a better teammate gotta be a better leader… plain and simple
— Travis Kelce (@tkelce) July 29, 2023
We see fights break out all the time in training camp, but for a respected player like Kelce to be losing his cool like this certainly isn’t a good look.
This actually isn’t the first time this training camp that Kelce has been seen throwing punches at a teammate. Another similar video emerged from Friday’s practice that shows Kelce throwing multiple punches at second-year cornerback Dicaprio Bootle.
Dicaprio Bootle giving Travis Kelce a little extra after the play. #Chiefs #ChiefsCamp. *Note – this video is not be used without permission from KSHB 41* pic.twitter.com/f0MJyPhreG
— Nick Jacobs (@Jacobs71) July 28, 2023
It is a great sign that Kelce realizes that he needs to be a leader on this team for the Chiefs to succeed next season, and fighting his teammates simply isn’t going to help things as the Chiefs try to repeat as Super Bowl Champions this coming season.
