NFL legend texted Andy Reid after Super Bowl, and shares whether Travis Kelce incident was addressed

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In the aftermath of the Kansas City Chiefs recent Super Bowl victory, the all-star tight end had to explain his actions towards his head coach.

There was one incident in the Super Bowl which caused a real stir. It came when Travis Kelce approached Andy Reid on the sideline, straight after the Chiefs tight end Noah Gray fumbled the ball in the end zone.

Kelce was infuriated that he was withdrawn from the play, and was made to watch his fellow tight end turnover the ball. Kelce let his feelings get the better of him.

Kelce overcome by emotions

During the second quarter, Kelce stormed up to Reid and bumped the 65-year-old which was not taken well by Chiefs Kingdom and NFL fans alike.

Fellow teammate Jerry McKinnon pulled Kelce away to defuse the situation – emotions were certainly heightened with this being the grandest stage in the NFL.

The audio of the incident is not being released, a decision which has led to some criticism too.

Andy Reid unfazed

Terry Bradshaw, the former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, appeared on The Rich Eisen Show this week to discuss the topical conversations surrounding Super Bowl LVIII.

The legendary quarterback explained that he pinged Andy Reid a message after their Super Bowl triumph.

The four-time Super Bowl winner from 1970-1983, explained the Chiefs head coach initial reaction after the contest.

He explained that he sent Reid a text after the game to congratulate him and discuss the game, and tell him how well the Chiefs played on defense.

“He (Reid) was very gracious in his response and there was nothing about Kelce. Kelce felt bad but its over, they won the football game.”

When the incident occurred in real time it certainly looked concerning for all the viewers, including Bradshaw who was watching at the time and expressed the same feeling.

He said: “I felt bad for Andy because Andy just had hip surgery and had his game plan in his hand. When Kelce went over he didn’t push him and he accidentally bumped him… but it looked bad on television.”

What Andy Reid told TV crews

Head coach Reid soon came out after the victory and explained that he understood the emotion from the future Hall of Fame tight end:

‘You know what, he wants to be out on the field and wants to play. There is nobody I get better than I get him, he’s a competitive kid and he makes me feel young.’

Many players will lack the drive and emotion that the Chiefs tight end possesses. Head coaches’ across the NFL will be fond of their players showing the desire to always be on the field, even if they do not portray that feeling in front of the cameras.

Kelce apologetic on his podcast

Travis Kelce wasted no time to express his disappointment in his actions towards his coach on his co-hosted New Heights podcast:

Kelce regretfully said, ‘I can’t get that fired up to the point where I’m bumping coaches, when he stumbled: I was like oh ****’.

Jokingly, Kelce demonstrated the bond that him and ‘Big Red’ share, saying if Reid retired he would do so with the head coach: “I am not playing for anyone else but Big Red… if he calls it quits then I am out there with him.”

Most of the NFL, including ring collector Bradshaw, could see this was a heated moment fuelled by desire to win and play – nothing more to it.