TRAVIS KELCE has been accused of lying about his reaction to the Super Bowl heartbreak last season.
The Kansas City Chiefs were beaten by the Philadelphia Eagles in the final as their dreams of a three-peat came crashing down.
He was heartbroken after the Super Bowl loss earlier this year[/caption]
Kelce, 35, has appeared in good spirits in training despite the loss and has insisted he still has a lot of love for football.
He said: “I think the biggest thing is that I love playing the game of football.
“I love playing. I still feel like I can play it at a high level and possibly at a higher level than I did last year. I don’t think it was my best outing.
“I think I let my guys down in a lot more moments than I helped them, especially if you look at my track record and how I’ve been in years past. I want to give it a good run.”
But this has not fooled ESPN radio host Freddie Coleman.
He has claimed that the tight end is lying over his coolness and is still feeling the pain from the defeat.
He said: “I really don’t believe him, that he just threw that in the trash that quickly because its one thing to go for a three-peat and you don’t get it.
“But then to have the stones beaten out of you like that by the Philadelphia Eagles, he can that say he processed that in the trash compactor all he wants.
“He still smells it a little bit in the trash compactor when you get beat like that.
“I believe what he’s saying in terms of you gotta flush that and move past it because you can’t do anything about it.
“But to say that he’s forgotten about it or doesn’t think that much about it.
“I don’t know if I’m buying that from the artist formerly known as Travis Kelce, the Chiefs tight end.”
Coleman’s voice has been a regular on ESPN for 21 years, having joined in 2004.
Kelce’s comments originally came after he enjoyed an off-season away from the limelight with popstar partner Taylor Swift.
NFL WEEK 1 SCHEDULE
(All times ET)
Thur 4 Sept
8.20 pm – Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
Fri 5 Sept
8pm – Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers
Sun 7 Sept
1pm – Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons
1pm – Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns
1pm – Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts
1pm – Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots
1pm – Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints
1pm – Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets
1pm – New York Giants at Washington Commanders
1pm – Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars
4.05 pm – Tennessee Titans at Denver Broncos
4.05 pm – San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
4.25 pm – Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers
4.25 pm – Houston Texans at Los Angeles Rams
8.20 pm – Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills
Mon 8 Sept
8.15 pm – Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
He is aiming high for the 2025 NFL season with many claiming he is in “phenomenal shape”,
The Chiefs start their 2025 NFL season with a trip to take on the Los Angeles Chargers.
This is then followed by hosting last term’s Super Bowl champions the Philadelphia Eagles.
There had been a suggestion that he could continue his NFL career beyond 2026 from a friend and sports analyst, Nick Wright.
However, it would only be the case if the Chiefs resigned former player wide receiver Tyreek Hill next summer.
