Jason Kelce Defends Brother Travis Kelce Amid Criticism of NFL Season

After his brother Travis Kelce was criticized for his play as a tight end with the Kansas City Chiefs, former NFL great Jason Kelce stepped out in favor of him.

Jason Kelce is supporting his brother.

As the Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce faced criticism for his early-season play, the former Philadelphia Eagles center gave his younger brother some props.

“It’s gonna go your way, especially if you freaking keep being the guy you’ve always been,” the ESPN correspondent told Travis on the Sept. 25 episode of their New Heights podcast. “There ain’t nobody that I’ve ever played sports with and nobody that anybody’s ever been on a team with that’s loved being out there with Trav more. It’s frustrating for me to have to watch and listen to, but I can’t wait for it to turn.”

In reference to his play in the game against the Atlanta Falcons last week, Taylor Swift’s boyfriend said, “We’re not playing our best football.” Anyone can tidy up. Everyone must have seen my crucial down in the third quarter when I dropped the ball because I was attempting to do too much before I could put the ball away. That, making the play at such pivotal circumstances, is definitely the biggest thing for me.

The Grotesquerie actor continued by revealing his schedule for the rest of the season.

“Moving forward, everyone’s just tweaking their game in the right direction,” he explained. “We know what we have to do to get better this week. We’re going out west to play the [Los Angeles] Chargers, and I’m excited about that.”

Despite his positive attitude, Travis did admit, “Man, I wished I played as good as I felt.”

It’s not just Jason that speaks out for Travis among athletes. Following the game on September 22, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes spoke out for his teammate in a press conference.

“Yeah, it’s crazy because the team’s still—the respect factor they have for Travis is just unreal,” Patrick told reporters. “It’s well-deserved, but we’re calling a lot of plays for Travis, and it’s like two or three people are going to him.”

“He understands,” he continued. “I think that’s the great thing about him. He wants to make an impact on the game, but he wants to win at the end of the day. I’m going to try to keep doing my best to keep feeding him the ball whenever he’s there, whenever he’s open.”