Travis Kelce got really honest on the Chiefs’ recent struggles during the ‘New Heights’ podcast he runs with his brother Jason.
The Chiefs lost another game on the holidays, losing to the Raiders to drop to 9-6. And the star tight end, who has not had a season that’s been on par with his standards, reckons the entire team is responsible for how bad they’ve been lately.
“It’s not just one guy,” he said (H/T ESPN). “It’s not just me playing like dog S-. It’s not just us not being able to get the run game going. It’s not just us not being on the same page, passing-wise. Everybody’s in this F- ing thing together. Everybody at some point isn’t being accountable.
“Every single play is somebody not doing their job, and it’s me … it’s everybody on the team. And whether that’s prep, whether that’s having the confidence and understanding of what the defense is in their coverages, their gaps in the run game, how we’re picking up blitzes, how we’re running routes versus certain coverages. All the above.”
Kelce is having a brilliant spell on a personal level but has cut a frustrated figure on the field and hasn’t scored since the loss to his brother’s team, the Eagles, on November 20. He was seen throwing his helmet on the sideline during the Week 16 loss to Las Vegas.
While he’s not playing like the Travis Kelce fans have gotten used to, the TE is still on pace for a 1,000-yard season. He will hope they can turn things around against the Bengals on Sunday.
