Andy Reid and Travis Kelce Downplay Super Bowl Sideline Scuffle

Andy Reid and Travis Kelce have seemingly downplayed their heated Super Bowl moment that was caught in 4K.

In the second quarter of the game, Chiefs coach Andy Reid decided to replace Kelce during a running play. However, shortly after, running back Isiah Pacheco fumbled the ball, resulting in the Chiefs losing possession while deep in the San Francisco 49ers’ territory.

Once the fumble occurred, Kelce ran over to Reid and seemingly told him not to take him out of the game, bumping him and knocking Reid off balance.

Players, fans, and journalists stormed to X formerly, known as Twitter, to display their displeasure with Kelce’s actions.

This won’t be as big of a deal as it should because the #Chiefs won.

Had they lost, it would’ve been huge, but still not as big of a deal had that been someone like a CeeDee Lamb, AJ Brown, or Deebo Samuel doing the same.

Let’s be honest. pic.twitter.com/ZOS3hTko7X

— Dominic White (@DomWWhite) February 12, 2024

https://twitter.com/brgridiron/status/1756842226360213848?s=46&t=owUIlA-OVvLzGoxK1jrmxA

Coach Reid and Kelce were both asked about the incident during the game, but they both brushed it off. 

“He caught me off balance,” Reid told ESPN after the game. “I wasn’t watching. He was really coming over, ‘Just put me in,’ I’ll score. I’ll Score.’ So, that’s really what it was. I love that. It’s not the first time. I appreciate him. The part I love is he loves to play the game and he wants to help his team win. It’s not a selfish thing. that’s not what it is. I understand that.”

According to The Athletic, the 34-year-old tight end went and hugged Reid, and he patted him on the back when he walked away.

Andy Reid says Travis Kelce caught him off balance with his shove, told Reid to put him in and he’d score.

Travis credited Andy not only as play caller but also for helping him learn to manage his emotions. “I owe entire my career to that guy.” pic.twitter.com/d9Lt7pZBle

— Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) February 12, 2024

”I got the greatest coach this game has ever seen,” Kelce told reporters after the game. “He’s unbelievable at not only dialing up plays and having everybody prepared, but he’s one of the best leaders of men I’ve ever seen in my life. He’s helped me a lot with that, with channeling that emotion, with channeling that passion and I owe my entire career to that guy and being able to kind of control how emotional I get.”

The Kansas City Chiefs are the first team to win back-to-back Super Bowls in the 21st century since the New England Patriots did it twenty years ago.