This is one of the strong images of Super Bowl LVIII. Travis Kelce, frustrated and angry, shouts at Andy Reid, even pushing the coach.
The tight end was able to explain it directly in his own podcast, which he co-hosts with his brother Jason.
“ Jason: You crossed the line, I think we agree?
Travis: I can't get so angry that I crash into the coach and knock him off balance. When he staggered I was like, “Shit. »
Jason: Yelling at him too was too much, there are better ways to deal with it.
Travis: Yes. I know. I'm a passionate guy. I love Coach Reid. Coach Reid knows how much I love being a product of his coaching career. I won't play for anyone but Big Red. If he stops, I stop. […] I just wanted to tell him that I wanted to win and that he could count on me. It happened at a time when we weren't playing well. I wasn't playing well. And we had to make things happen. Sometimes emotions escape me. »
Andy Reid doesn't seem to hold it against him.
“ We talked about it today, we laughed“, assured Travis Kelce.
Travis Kelce put back on track by Andy Reid
Throughout the discussion with his brother, Travis Kelce declares his love for Andy Reid.
It also shows to what extent the coach was able to capitalize positively on the situation.
“ This is clearly unacceptable. I immediately regretted it. Coach Reid came up to me afterwards and he didn't even have any harsh words for me. I was ready to get yelled at and he just told me to be better. And he was like, “Hey man, I love your passion. There are cameras on me everywhere, you don't want us to make a big deal out of it. And so it gave me a boost to go for a victory for him. Because I love him that much. »
“I wasn't mad at Coach Reid. It was the frustration that our team couldn't do it. Lose the ball. And that I am on the sidelines fuming, telling myself that we could do better. »
The result is a title and a collaboration that will continue. Kelce even went so far as to admit that Reid is “ like a father” to him. »
All's well That ends well.
