The Chiefs’ huge receivers are exhibiting some like to their teammate Travis Kelce!
Forward of the Kansas Metropolis soccer group’s recreation in opposition to the Los Angeles Chargers in Inglewood, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 29, Rashee Rice enlisted fellow huge receivers JuJu Smith-Schuster and Mecole Hardman Jr. to put on some customized T-shirts through the pregame warm-up.
In images shared by CBS Sports, the three might be seen sporting black shirts printed with pictures of Travis, 34. The entrance of the shirts stated “Travis Kelce,” and the again learn “Dreamathon” for the corporate that makes the customized attire. Hardman beforehand wore an analogous wanting shirt when the Chiefs performed the Chargers again in 2022.
CBS Sports activities’ Tracy Wolfson reported in a put up on X (previously Twitter) that Rice, 24, acquired the shirts “for all of the WRs to honor their chief and a man who has mentored all of them.”
The huge receivers’ assist for Travis comes amid criticism over the tight finish’s efficiency on the sphere because the 2024-2025 NFL season kicked off on Sept. 5. The destructive commentary intensified after he logged solely 30 receiving yards within the Chiefs’ win last week over the Atlanta Falcons.
This is not the primary time the Chiefs squad has introduced out some customized T-shirts to assist a teammate. Gamers previously wore Dreamathon shirts in assist of working again Isiah Pacheco after he was injured earlier this month, per NBC Sports.
This week, Travis addressed the criticism surrounding his sluggish begin to the season throughout an episode of his New Heights podcast with brother and Philadelphia Eagles alum Jason Kelce.
“Pat stated it. Coach Reed stated it. , we’re discovering methods to win video games, and we’re not playing our best football,” Travis stated. “All people can clear it up. I feel everybody noticed my drop on within the This fall, that essential third down, simply making an attempt to do an excessive amount of earlier than placing the ball away.”
“I feel, with how defenses are enjoying us proper now, I am not likely getting a variety of alternatives to make performs down the sphere, however not utilizing that as an excuse shifting ahead, nonetheless making an attempt to, you understand, guarantee that I may help the group out in that regard, realizing that I have been that weapon for us previously,” Travis added.
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Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes additionally weighed in on the scenario, telling media after the group’s Sept. 22 win in opposition to the Falcons: “We’re calling a variety of performs for Travis, and it’s like two or three [defenders] are going to him.”
“That’s the wonderful thing about him is he needs to make an affect on the sport however he needs to win on the finish of the day,” Mahomes, 29, stated of his teammate.
“I’m going to do my greatest to maintain feeding him the ball at any time when he’s there, at any time when he’s open. I feel the extra Rashee [Rice] makes performs, the extra we’re capable of run the soccer, the extra we are able to get [Xavier] Worthy concerned, I feel that’s going to open Travis up extra,” Mahomes continued. “Persons are actually emphasizing taking him away and that’s getting different guys open.”