Travis Kelce: Chasing History and the Third Super Bowl

The tight end is looking for the third Super Bowl that puts him in the conversation of the best in history (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Before being the boyfriend of Taylor Swift, the biggest pop star in the world today, Travis Kelce was already a well-known name in the United States for his exploits on the NFL fields. Considered one of the greatest tight ends of all time, the 34-year-old won the Super Bowl twice and reinvented the crucial position throughout his career. He formed a lethal combination with quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the pair managed to take the Kansas City Chiefs to the top of the mountain and they are about to do it once again when they face the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.

Kelce’s rise to stardom began in Ohio State’s Cleveland Heights, where he became a multi-sport athlete who showed great promise in football, basketball and baseball. Although when he arrived at the university he was only considered a two-star recruit out of a possible five, Travis stood out at the University of Cincinnati with an unexpected position change since he initially stood at quarterback.

He did not play the first season, trying to adjust to his new role as a wing, completely different from that of quaterback, the team’s organizer and passer. In the second he shared positions, although he was already clear about what his future would be and where he should improve. He missed the third completely for violating team rules by testing positive for marijuana in a drug test. It was the lowest moment of his career, when his older brother, Jason, who was in his last year of college and expressly asked the coach for another chance – for his brother – came on the scene. For that he changed rooms and went with Travis to his room, to keep an eye on him. It was the beginning of another story.

After graduating in 2012, he was drafted by the Chiefs in the third round by new coach Andy Reid, who cited a previous family connection with Travis’ older brother and Eagles legend Jason from their time together in Philadelphia. Once in the franchise, he began to show flashes of potential in his formative years in Kansas City, but it wasn’t until Mahomes became the franchise’s starting point guard in 2018 that he really started to make his mark on the league.

The Kelce brothers are a registered trademark in the NFL (Photo: USA TODAY Sports)

The pair became a focal point of the team’s dominance over its AFC West division, as well as combining beautifully in their 2020 Super Bowl wins against San Francisco and 2023 against Philadelphia. A four-time All-Pro and nine-time Pro Bowl selection, Travis now holds a host of NFL and franchise records, cementing his status as an all-time great.

For example, Kelce has more postseason receptions than any other player in league history, the most receiving yards in a season by a tight end, and the most 1,000-yard seasons. As for the Chiefs, he is the leader in receiving yards (11,328) and 100-yard receiving games (37) during his career, etching his name in the books. However, it’s not all statistics and off the field Travis is a hit among fans due to his charming personality and outgoing nature.

The Kansas City star became a beloved figure in the NFL, from his cheeky postgame speeches to his touchdown celebrations that go viral almost weekly in the United States. He also starred in his own reality dating show Catching Kelce before dating Taylor Swift, while his New Heights podcast with his brother has topped every chart imaginable since its creation in 2022 and is currently seeing a new peak in numbers.

The couple that the entire United States is talking about will be present at the next Super Bowl (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, file)

Eventually she had no choice but to whitewash their romance. The youngest of the brothers told the other, during a podcast, that she had tried to approach him on a couple of occasions, the last time trying to give him a bracelet (friendship bracelet) with her phone, although without luck. Then, they say, they had a meeting in New York, in which they talked a lot, and then they began to date discreetly. The rumors started weeks ago and were confirmed with Taylor’s attendance at the Chiefs game. She saw him in the box, next to Travis’s mother, she shouted her boyfriend’s touchdown and then they left together.

“It was incredible how everyone was in the box and how everyone only had nice things to say about her. She looked impressive, in full light and above all, it was very special that the day was perfect for the Chiefs fans. We scripted everything, ladies and gentlemen. Seeing her clench her fist and scream, seeing her high-five our mother… It will undoubtedly be a game that we will all remember,” she commented with a smile on her face, one of all the positive things that currently cross her life. .

And while most fans outside the United States are just learning about Travis Kelce as the singer’s latest boyfriend, American football fans continue to recognize the greatness he achieved on the field and this year’s Super Bowl will be another opportunity to that consolidates his legacy.

2024-02-09 04:46:00
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