After a heated moment between Travis Kelce and Andy Reid recently went viral, the coach has now revealed what the tight end screamed at him during the Super Bowl game.
On February 11 when the Kansas City Chiefs took on the San Fransisco 49ers in the penultimate match at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. A last-minute field goal saw the score tied at 19 between the two teams before sending the game into overtime.
Re-watch the moment Kelce turned on his coach:
It looked as though the 49ers were going to clinch the victory until Patrick Mahomes' touchdown pass to Mecole Hardman meant the defending champions managed to hold down the fort yet again after beating the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 last year.
While the game was the center of attention, another moment became a hot talking point online: Travis Kelce's heated exchange with coach Andy Reid.
In the video, which went viral online, Kelce was seen shoving the coach, with lip readers claiming he was saying: "Hey, come on, you f***er, put me on" and "Keep me in. You f***er! I’m calm now!" after the tight end got sidelined following Javon Hargrave's successful's attempt as securing possession for the 49ers again.
After the controversial moment gained a lot of traction online, Reid spoke of Kelce's passion for the game, as per ESPN.
"He caught me off balance," Reid said, indicating the contact was worse than it looked. "I wasn't watching. He was really coming over [and saying], '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 coach continued: "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. As much as he bumps into me, I get after him and we understand that. He just caught me off balance."
Kelce also recalled his feelings during the exchange stating that his emotions got the better of him.
"I didn't care about my catches," he said. "I just wanted to ... I wanted the score to be different. Coach has asked us to speak our minds and I just wanted to let him know how much passion I had for this team.
"He's one of the best leaders of men I've ever seen in my life. And he's helped me a lot with that, with channeling that emotion, with channeling that passion. I owe my entire career to that guy and being able to kind of control how emotional I get and just love him."
Elsewhere, Kelce also of the Cheifs' historic win, as they became the first team to win back-to-back Super Bowls in 20 years.
"I know this is one of the greatest teams of all time, to go back-to-back," the 34-year-old said. "This is a once in a lifetime opportunity that I've been able to go through three times now and it gets sweeter and sweeter every time. You can call us a dynasty. You can call us whatever you want. I know what we've got is something more special than really what you've seen in the NFL."
Congratulations to the Chiefs!
