Travis Kelce doesn’t sound as miserable as he looks.
And on Wednesday’s installment of his “Recent Heights” podcast, the Chiefs’ tight end claimed he had no concerns about his sluggish start amid the constant stream of discussions about his off-field endeavors and dedication to football.
“I’ve had numerous catches on this league, man, I’m not apprehensive in regards to the catches and the yards, and all of that, I even have essentially the most fun after I get the ball thrown my way, I mean, who doesn’t?” Kelce said.
“It has the whole lot to do with execution and just ensuring we’re doing the whole lot we are able to to win these football games, that’s all the time going to be the goal.”
Kelce, whose star soared to recent heights during the last 12 months as his high-profile romance with Taylor Swift intensified, has tallied eight receptions for 69 yards and nil touchdowns across three contests.
Within the Chiefs’ prime-time win over the Falcons on Sunday, much of the eye centered on the nine-time Pro Bowler’s limited role (4 receptions for 30 yards) and his downcast appearance on the bench.
“I feel everyone saw my drop within the fourth quarter and the crucial third down, just attempting to do an excessive amount of before putting the ball away,” Kelce said of the 22-17 win over the Falcons. “That’s probably the most important thing for me is making the play in big-time moments like that. I feel with how defenses are playing us at once, I’m probably not getting numerous opportunities to make plays down the sphere, but not using that as an excuse. Moving forward, still attempting to ensure that I can assist the team out in that regard knowing I’ve been that weapon for us prior to now. Moving forward, everyone’s just tweaking their game in the correct direction.”
The slump has since sparked an avalanche of criticism toward Kelce, 34, with sports media talking heads zoning in on his eventful offseason — starting from international jet setting to on-screen roles — and where his focus lies.
Kelce, though, is keeping his give attention to the Chiefs’ 3-0 start.
“Whatever it’s, it’s football, baby. I’m not getting caught up in getting the targets and all that, I just need to have a successful offense and I feel Pat [Mahomes] is doing an excellent job of finding the open guy and making the correct decisions at once, and we’ve to maintain finding, it’s a recent offense, recent players, recent pieces and we’re just finding the right way to have success throughout the season,” Kelce said.
“As an offense, you’re going to undergo these ups and downs throughout the season and you simply need to ensure that that you simply clean up all of the mistakes, you’re ensuring that you simply’re communicating so that everyone understands exactly where we’re going moving forward. No one does it higher than coach [Andy] Reid and Pat Mahomes in that regard.”
Kelce’s remarks Wednesday follow comments made last week about how he used to get “really pissed off” over pedestrian outings.
“For whatever reason, these past two games it hasn’t gone that way for me and that’s football, man,” Kelce said on the Sept. 18 installment of the podcast. “I’m not about to sit down here and get frustrated about it.”
The three-time Super Bowl champion added on that episode how he “stopped caring about stats about 4 or five years ago and just went on the market and played free.”
“You consider it more play by play and what your job is on that specific play and I feel just moving forward, how can I be higher in those moments?” Kelce said. “Am I not getting out of my route fast enough? Regardless of the situation could also be, it’s all play-specific anyhow, but you’re all the time taking a look at the film, taking a look at the scheme and attempting to perfect it increasingly more each week.”
Through 15 games last 12 months, Kelce recorded 93 receptions for 984 yards and five touchdowns.
It marked the primary season since 2015 when he didn’t surpass 1,000 yards.
The Chiefs’ quest for a Super Bowl three-peat continues Sunday once they visit the Chargers (2-1) in Los Angeles.
Travis Kelce doesn’t sound as miserable as he looks.
And on Wednesday’s installment of his “Recent Heights” podcast, the Chiefs’ tight end claimed he had no concerns about his sluggish start amid the constant stream of discussions about his off-field endeavors and dedication to football.
“I’ve had numerous catches on this league, man, I’m not apprehensive in regards to the catches and the yards, and all of that, I even have essentially the most fun after I get the ball thrown my way, I mean, who doesn’t?” Kelce said.
“It has the whole lot to do with execution and just ensuring we’re doing the whole lot we are able to to win these football games, that’s all the time going to be the goal.”
Kelce, whose star soared to recent heights during the last 12 months as his high-profile romance with Taylor Swift intensified, has tallied eight receptions for 69 yards and nil touchdowns across three contests.
Within the Chiefs’ prime-time win over the Falcons on Sunday, much of the eye centered on the nine-time Pro Bowler’s limited role (4 receptions for 30 yards) and his downcast appearance on the bench.
“I feel everyone saw my drop within the fourth quarter and the crucial third down, just attempting to do an excessive amount of before putting the ball away,” Kelce said of the 22-17 win over the Falcons. “That’s probably the most important thing for me is making the play in big-time moments like that. I feel with how defenses are playing us at once, I’m probably not getting numerous opportunities to make plays down the sphere, but not using that as an excuse. Moving forward, still attempting to ensure that I can assist the team out in that regard knowing I’ve been that weapon for us prior to now. Moving forward, everyone’s just tweaking their game in the correct direction.”
The slump has since sparked an avalanche of criticism toward Kelce, 34, with sports media talking heads zoning in on his eventful offseason — starting from international jet setting to on-screen roles — and where his focus lies.
Kelce, though, is keeping his give attention to the Chiefs’ 3-0 start.
“Whatever it’s, it’s football, baby. I’m not getting caught up in getting the targets and all that, I just need to have a successful offense and I feel Pat [Mahomes] is doing an excellent job of finding the open guy and making the correct decisions at once, and we’ve to maintain finding, it’s a recent offense, recent players, recent pieces and we’re just finding the right way to have success throughout the season,” Kelce said.
“As an offense, you’re going to undergo these ups and downs throughout the season and you simply need to ensure that that you simply clean up all of the mistakes, you’re ensuring that you simply’re communicating so that everyone understands exactly where we’re going moving forward. No one does it higher than coach [Andy] Reid and Pat Mahomes in that regard.”
Kelce’s remarks Wednesday follow comments made last week about how he used to get “really pissed off” over pedestrian outings.
“For whatever reason, these past two games it hasn’t gone that way for me and that’s football, man,” Kelce said on the Sept. 18 installment of the podcast. “I’m not about to sit down here and get frustrated about it.”
The three-time Super Bowl champion added on that episode how he “stopped caring about stats about 4 or five years ago and just went on the market and played free.”
“You consider it more play by play and what your job is on that specific play and I feel just moving forward, how can I be higher in those moments?” Kelce said. “Am I not getting out of my route fast enough? Regardless of the situation could also be, it’s all play-specific anyhow, but you’re all the time taking a look at the film, taking a look at the scheme and attempting to perfect it increasingly more each week.”
Through 15 games last 12 months, Kelce recorded 93 receptions for 984 yards and five touchdowns.
It marked the primary season since 2015 when he didn’t surpass 1,000 yards.
The Chiefs’ quest for a Super Bowl three-peat continues Sunday once they visit the Chargers (2-1) in Los Angeles.
