Andy Reid Reveals Chiefs Embrace for ‘Kid’ Travis Kelce Over Patrick Mahomes: “He’s Our Personality”

During the second quarter of a nail-biting Super Bowl LVIII game at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Kelce seemed upset with Reid about how the team was playing. Throwing his helmet on the ground, Kelce stepped forward towards Reid, showing his meltdown episode that went viral on the internet. Since then, many have demanded some sort of punishment for his behavior with the coach. But Reid has no animosity towards his “kid” as he revealed the tight end’s popularity over Patrick Mahomes for the team in certain situations.

In a latest episode of The Herd with Colin Cowherd on Fox Sports Radio, Andy Reid joined the radio show host to talk about fresh off another championship, NFL Scouting Combine, Patrick Mahomes’ greatness, and Travis Kelce’ sideline meltdown incident. When Cowherd asked Reid if he thinks the viral incident was “overblown by the media,” the 65-year-old replied with a laugh, “I didn’t see him coming or I would have forearm ripped him.” Reid continued, “But I mean, he got me. I love his passion and I’m gonna tell you he just goes fire me up, he’s always telling me fire me up and so I’m hard on him. He’s like one of my kids.”