{"id":2346185,"date":"2024-09-26T10:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T14:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/travis-kelce-addresses-his-trash-start-to-the-season-as-nfl-world-piles-on-criticism\/"},"modified":"2024-09-26T10:13:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T14:13:40","slug":"travis-kelce-addresses-his-trash-start-to-the-season-as-nfl-world-piles-on-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/travis-kelce-addresses-his-trash-start-to-the-season-as-nfl-world-piles-on-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis Kelce Addresses His \u2018Trash\u2019 Start to the Season as NFL World Piles on Criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftravis-kelce-addresses-his-trash-start-to-the-season-as-nfl-world-piles-on-criticism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2346185&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Travis Kelce, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/super-bowl-lv-all-the-best-commercials\/\" title=\"Super Bowl LV: All The Best Commercials\">tight end<\/a> for the Kansas City Chiefs, is facing criticism despite his team&#8217;s undefeated status in the NFL. \u2064His performance has been underwhelming with only eight catches for 69 yards in the first three games\u200c of the season, which Kelce himself jokingly referred to as &#8220;trash.&#8221; He acknowledged the need for improvement, especially\u2064 in critical \u200bmoments,\u2062 citing a missed\u2064 catch that would have secured a first down in a recent game.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the scrutiny, Kelce \u2062remains focused on team success \u2063and emphasizes \u200cthe challenges posed by opposing defenses that limit his opportunities. He also pointed out that everyone, including himself, is working to improve as the season progresses. Moreover, his off-field relationship with pop star Taylor \u2062Swift has drawn attention, with some commentators suggesting it might be affecting his\u2064 performance. Former ESPN commentator Todd McShay raised questions about Kelce&#8217;s conditioning due to\u2062 his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/horny-joe-strikes-again\/\" title=\"Joe&#039;s Mischievous Escapades Continue\">high-profile lifestyle<\/a>, while others, including Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and head coach Andy Reid,\u2062 defended him, noting that defenses are specifically targeting\u2064 Kelce. Kelce expresses confidence in his ability to rebound and contribute to the team&#8217;s goals.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>He&rsquo;s on an undefeated team that&rsquo;s at the pinnacle of NFL dominance, but Travis Kelce is still catching flak from NFL fans and commentators.<\/p>\n<p>Through three games, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end has only eight catches for 69 yards, which has many fans and commentators unhappy with Kelce&rsquo;s performance.<\/p>\n<p>And that includes Travis Kelce.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everybody can clean it up,&rdquo; Kelce said Wednesday during his &ldquo;New Heights&rdquo; podcast with brother, retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce.<\/p>\n<p>He jokingly called his performance so far &ldquo;trash,&rdquo; before noting the team is playing &ldquo;winning football.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trav &#128557;&#128557;&#128557;&#128557; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0qjPdTUusD\">pic.twitter.com\/0qjPdTUusD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jack (Travis&rsquo;s Version) I Saw Taylor (@JackTomo7139) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackTomo7139\/status\/1838863183349686333?\">September 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Still, he cited a third-down play in the fourth quarter of Sunday&rsquo;s game against the Atlanta Falcons where, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5793563\/2024\/09\/25\/travis-kelce-struggles-chiefs-nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>, Kelce failed to hold onto a pass that would have been a first down for his team.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just trying to do too much before I put the ball away,&rdquo; Kelce told his retired brother. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s probably the biggest thing for me is, making the plays in big-time moments like that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TravisKelce?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TravisKelce<\/a>&lsquo;s making it crystal clear &mdash; he is not dejected over his slow start to the 2024 season &hellip; saying as long as the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chiefs<\/a> are winning, he&rsquo;s a happy camper. Full article in bio! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wQBt5ATDsU\">pic.twitter.com\/wQBt5ATDsU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TMZ (@TMZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TMZ\/status\/1838977733675860127?\">September 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He noted that with opposing defensive schemes he&rsquo;s &ldquo;not really a lot of opportunities to make plays down the field, but &hellip; not using that as an excuse.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Moving forward, everyone&rsquo;s just tweaking their game in the right direction,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;As an offense, you&rsquo;re going to go through these ups and downs throughout the season.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And you just want to make sure that you clear, you clean up all the mistakes, that you&rsquo;re making sure that you&rsquo;re communicating so that everybody understands exactly where we&rsquo;re going moving forward.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The 800-pound gorilla in the room, of course, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jason-kelce-exposes-toll-travis-dating-taylor-swift-takes-family-cant-normal-person\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kelce&rsquo;s relationship<\/a> with pop star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/taylor-swift-tries-put-finger-electoral-scale-picks-trump-kamala\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taylor Swift<\/a>, which has led some commentators to accuse the athlete of falling prey to a &ldquo;jet setting&rdquo; lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>In a podcast on Monday, former ESPN commentator Todd McShay questioned Kelce&rsquo;s conditioning and his play for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/embarrassing-typo-discovered-chiefs-40000-super-bowl-rings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Super Bowl champion Chiefs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Every show I watch, every pregame show, halftime show, postgame show, weekday show, every broadcast I watch for the last few weeks, it&rsquo;s like, are we not allowed to say that he&rsquo;s out of shape?&rdquo; McShay said, according to the New York Post&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/09\/24\/entertainment\/travis-kelce-slammed-partying-all-offseason-with-taylor-swift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Page Six<\/a> column.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That he&rsquo;s been partying all offseason? He&rsquo;s been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jet-setting-meghan-and-harry-pledge-foundation-will-be-net-zero-by-2030\/\" title=\"Jet-Setting Meghan and Harry Pledge Foundation Will Be Net Zero by 2030\">jet-setting<\/a> around with the most famous person probably in the entire world.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>McShay said Kelce and Swift were spotted at the U.S. Open in New York &ldquo;drinking&rdquo; after the Chiefs NFL opener against the Baltimore Ravens, Page Six reported.<\/p>\n<p>And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/espns-stephen-smith-tells-tyreek-hill-gotta-listen-police-officers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outspoken sports analyst<\/a> Stephen A. Smith said on ESPN&rsquo;s &ldquo;First Take&rdquo; on Wednesday that there are &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-a-smith-asks-why-harris-wont-stand-on-her-record-whats-up-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Stephen A. Smith asks why Harris won\u2019t \u2018stand on\u2019 her record: \u2018What\u2019s up?\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">legitimate questions&#038;rdquo<\/a>; about Kelce&rsquo;s focus on football, considering everything else going on in his life, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/chiefs-cant-win-3rd-straight-super-bowl-travis-kelce-doesnt-getting-involved-more-espn-star-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Does he need to get it going? Yes. But why does he need to get it going? Because without this brother, to rely upon, Kansas City ain&rsquo;t winning no damn Super Bowl. I can promise you that,&rdquo; Smith said, according to Fox.<\/p>\n<p>But two men who have a vested interest in Kelce&rsquo;s performance &mdash; Chiefs quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/patrick-mahomes-lauded-mature-answer-reporters-trump-question-wake-dueling-endorsements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patrick Mahomes<\/a> and head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-patrick-mahomes-andy-reid-defend-harrison-butker-backlash-speech-great-person\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andy Rei<\/a>d &mdash; chalked it up to NFL defenses.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re calling a lot of plays for Travis and it&rsquo;s like two or three people are going to him,&rdquo; Mahomes said this week, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/whats-going-on-with-travis-kelce-chiefs-star-te-andy-reid-and-patrick-mahomes-discuss-lack-of-production\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS Sports<\/a>. &ldquo;He understands &mdash; that&rsquo;s the great thing about him is he wants to make an impact on the game, but he wants to win at the end of the day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Reid, meanwhile, told reporters at a news conference on Monday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/andy-reid-makes-true-feelings-known-about-travis-kelces-lack-of-production\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Athlon Sports<\/a>, that defenses are &ldquo;working hard at taking Kelce out of the picture.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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