Travis Kelce punches teammate at Chiefs apply, admits he must be ‘higher teammate’

The power turned testy on the Chiefs coaching camp on Saturday after Travis Kelce caught a landing cross from Patrick Mahomes throughout a drill — with the tight finish throwing a punch.

The eight-time Professional Bowler and two-time Tremendous Bowl champion caught a cross within the again ultimately zone after which proceeded to punch teammate Jack Cochrane in anger after the linebacker took a late swipe on the ball, a video from Nicholas Roesch of Chiefs Wire confirmed.

After the swing, the 2 stored pushing and appeared to chirp at one another earlier than cornerback Trent McDuffie came visiting to tug the 2 aside.

It was Kelce’s second straight day getting right into a heated scuffle at Kansas Metropolis’s coaching camp.

On Friday, Kelce, 33, obtained “agitated” with a referee throughout apply with “extra extracurricular exercise than ordinary,” according to Pete Sweeney of Arrowhead Pride.

Kelce then obtained into an altercation with cornerback Dicaprio Bootle, who additionally went for a swipe of the ball after a play had ended.

Security Bryan Prepare dinner and working again La’Mical Perine obtained in entrance of Kelce, pushing him away whereas Bootle continued to clap after the kerfuffle.

After Saturday’s incident, Kelce tweeted “Gotta be a greater teammate gotta be a greater chief… plain and easy.”

Chiefs coach Andy Reid mentioned the fights serve no objective because the group gears up for a protection of its Tremendous Bowl title.

“Combating is a waste of time,” Reid mentioned, per ESPN. “You get thrown out of video games doing it, you get damage out right here doing it. However they’re going to jaw. It’s sizzling, humid. They’re going to jaw slightly bit. Simply so long as there aren’t punches thrown, we’re all proper.”

Final season, Kelce recorded 1,338 receiving yards with a career-high 12 touchdowns en path to serving to the Chiefs beat the Eagles for his or her second Tremendous Bowl victory.