Kansas City Chiefs’ star tight end Travis Kelce has taken responsibility for a brief fight with a teammate at Saturday’s practice.
After catching a touchdown pass, a fired up Kelce punched teammate Jack Cochrane in the head after the latter made brief contact with him.
Following the practice, the two-time Super Bowl champion owned up to it and tweeted that he needs to “be a better teammate” and leader.
Of course, this is far from the only instance of NFL teammates fighting in practice. It happens every-so-often, but good on Kelce for owning up to it.
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It’s certainly out of character for Kelce. You almost never see him get heated with opponents, let alone with his own teammates. But his tweet certainly indicates that he’s apologetic and wanting to put it behind him.
The 24-year-old Cochrane was a standout linebacker at South Dakota who joined the Chiefs as a undrafted free agent. The 6-foot-3 Cochrane appeared in 15 games for the Chiefs, finishing with nine combined tackles. Kansas City went on to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 57.
Kansas City will open preseason play on the road against the New Orleans Saints in two weeks. They’ll kick off their Super Bowl championship defense on Sept. 10 in the annual Kickoff Game against the Detroit Lions.
The Chiefs are looking to become the first team to repeat as Super Bowl champions since the 2004 New England Patriots.
