Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce rubbed many NFL fans the wrong way after the team’s victory in Super Bowl LVII.
Right after Kansas City’s 38-35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, a very animated Kelce shared his thoughts with Fox Sports
“Not one of y’all said the Chiefs were gonna take it home this year!” Kelce said. “Not a single one! Feel that s**t! Feel it.”
"Not one of y'all said the Chiefs were gonna take it home this year! Not a single one! Feel that shit! Feel it."- Travis Kelce #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/IXmJSPZVmp
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) February 13, 2023
It’s an incredible reach for anyone to consider the Chiefs as underdogs, even if they did enter the game as 1.5-point underdogs in Las Vegas. But this is a team that made its third appearance in the last four Super Bowls. The Chiefs won 14 game this season, tied with Philadelphia for the most in the NFL. They scored the most points, led the league in total offense and have the league MVP in Patrick Mahomes.
So if the Chiefs can play the underdog role, so can the NBA’s Golden State Warriors of the past decade.
NFL fans found Kelce’s underdog comments ridiculous.
Joe Fann tweeted, “The Chiefs have been one of the betting favorites to win the Super Bowl for each of the last four years. Travis Kelce can spare me this underdog nonsense.”
The Chiefs have been one of the betting favorites to win the Super Bowl for each of the last four years.
Travis Kelce can spare me this underdog nonsense.
— Joe Fann (@Joe_Fann) February 13, 2023
Travis Kelce is saying people doubted that the Chiefs could get to the #SuperBowl lol. Stop lying and acting like KC are some underdogs. They’re SB contenders every single year now.
— Yuriy Andriyashchuk🇺🇦 (@YuriyATL) February 13, 2023
Why does Travis Kelce act like the Chiefs are an underdog? They have the best QB, a pre season favorite, I don’t get it.
— BK (@billykgoat) February 13, 2023
Travis kelce acting like the chiefs aren’t the poster child for the nfl. Bro plays the victim/underdog role so much
— Adam Uchibrrrrr (@Alpha_AM) February 13, 2023
Why does Travis Kelce act like the Chiefs are an underdog? They have the best QB, a pre season favorite, I don’t get it.
— BK (@billykgoat) February 13, 2023
I’d only assume it has something to do with Vegas having them as the underdog tonight
— Owen Fincher (@owenfincher21) February 13, 2023
[Awful Announcing; Photo credit: Fox Sports]
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