Travis Kelce bluff and red flags led Dallas Cowboys to snubbing him at NFL Draft

Travis Kelce has been one of the most dominant tight ends in the NFL since being drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2013, but the Dallas Cowboys passed on him due to a bad interview

On the “New Heights” podcast, which he does with his brother Jason, Travis talked about why the Cowboys picked Gavin Escobar and Terrance Williams over him in the 2013 NFL Draft.

At the Combine, I had some bad interviews,” Travis shared. “The Cowboys, they were kind of pressing me about having this red flag of missing a year.”

Jason reminded everyone that Travis didn’t play in 2010 at the University of Cincinnati because he got into trouble for using marijuana, breaking the team’s rules. The Cowboys did not forget this when they talked to Travis, leading to an honest chat between them and the player.

I don’t know if I was having a bad morning, I basically was just, I don’t even know if I want to say this,” Travis recalled to Jason. “It ended really fast. I basically just said, ‘If you guys think I’m gonna be that kind of guy or you’re questioning if I’m still that person after everything that I’ve battled through to get to where I am now, from missing a season, then you guys probably go somewhere else and pick somebody else.”