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Chiefs TE Travis Kelce reportedly in talks to host ‘Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?’

Kansas City #Chiefs TE Travis Kelce is reportedly in talks to host popular game show “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?”

The entertainment world has been an exciting venture for Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce since joining the NFL over a decade ago. He’s starred in his dating show and had a recent stint as host during an episode of Saturday Night Live.

Kelce’s versatility and charming appeal have made him a highly sought-after option to do more away from the football field. The Pro Bowl tight end’s name has surfaced in a recent report from Variety, suggesting that he is in talks to host the reboot of Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? game show, which will be streaming soon on Amazon Prime Video.

The show originated in 2007 and was hosted by comedian Jeff Foxworthy for three seasons on the FOX broadcast network, followed by a version on Nickelodeon hosted by John Cena.

The Chiefs star has often been asked about his plans for a future post-football career. He’s consistently shot down suspicions that he could be preparing for retirement soon, regardless of his current status as one of the game’s best players.

While no official word on the deal has been announced, it is rumored to be in the process of being finalized, according to the report. Kelce is already a co-host with brother Jason on his successful weekly podcast, New Heights.

Green Bay selected as host site for 2025 NFL draft

The city of Green Bay and the Packers will play host to the 2025 NFL draft.

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Lambeau Field, the Titletown District and the Green Bay Packers will play host to the 2025 NFL draft, the league announced Monday from the NFL Spring Meeting in Minneapolis.

Team president and CEO Mark Murphy called it an “incredible day” for the Packers and the city of Green Bay.

From Murphy: “The Packers have a rich and proud history that goes back to the early days of the NFL and are the only community owned team. That connection to our League’s heritage combined with the great passion Packers fans will bring will make the Draft a memorable event for those in attendance and NFL fans watching around the world.”

The Packers have been attempting to secure the right to host a draft for several years.

The 2023 NFL draft was held in Kansas City. The 2024 draft will be in Detroit.

Alabama football radio legend Eli Gold reveals positive COVID test

The voice of the Crimson Tide, Eli Gold, has tested positive for COVID and won’t be calling Saturday’s game against Arkansas.

Any impressive play from the Alabama football team is improved with Eli Gold, the 66-year old radio play-by-play announcer for the Crimson Tide.

Tonight, on his show “Hey Coach,” Gold revealed that he and his wife have both tested positive for COVID and that he was hosting tonight’s show from home.

Unfortunately, Gold will not be able to remotely call this Saturday’s Alabama game as they travel to Fayetville to face off against Arkansas in the final regular season game for the Crimson Tide in 2020.

Missing this game will mean a streak of 409 consecutive games called for Gold will be broken.

Alabama head coach Nick Saban managed to recover in a matter of days after testing positive for COVID. He credits the blood plasma treatment he received, and claims Gold has received the same treatment.

We will continue to update you on the health of Eli Gold and wish him a speedy recovery.

Mardi Gras conflict shifts next New Orleans-hosted Super Bowl to 2025

The 2024 Super Bowl was supposed to be played at the Superdome with the New Orleans Saints hosting but Mardi Gras made a scheduling conflict

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The NFL’s expansion of the regular season to 17 full weeks of football has already had a couple of ripple effects, even if teams won’t begin playing that longer schedule until 2021 at the soonest.

One of the new changes has already hit the New Orleans Saints, who were slated to help host Super Bowl LVIII in 2024. With another week of the regular season tacked onto the calendar, that would have put Super Bowl Sunday in the middle of Mardi Gras (conflicting with Bacchus Sunday’s festivities, to be precise).

That’s too heavy of a logistical nightmare to reckon with, so the NFL’s ownership unanimously agreed to postpone New Orleans’ next championship (as hosts, of course) to 2025, when Super Bowl LVIV will be played. Maybe we’ll luck out and the Saints will be playing anyway.

New Orleans has hosted 10 Super Bowls, more than any other city — except for Miami, where 11 title games have kicked off. But this next Super Bowl will be New Orleans’ 11th, tying Miami’s record.

In the past, Super Bowl host cities were decided by a bidding process. Under the new NFL collective bargaining agreement, though, it’s up to the league office to choose qualifiers and then evaluate proposals on how each venue would host the game and everything that surrounds it.

While the NFL has yet to decide who will host Super Bowl LVIII, we do know where the other four championship games will be played. The full list:

  • Super Bowl LV: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.
  • Super Bowl LVI: SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles, Cal.
  • Super Bowl LVII: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.
  • Super Bowl LVIII: TBD
  • Super Bowl LVIV: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La.

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Seahawks host defensive linemen for tryouts and visits on Tuesday

The Seattle Seahawks hosted a number of defensive linemen for tryouts and visits on Tuesday in the wake of Rasheem Green’s shoulder injury.

The Seattle Seahawks will always continue the search to beef up and strengthen their defensive line. Seattle hosted two players for visits to the facility on Tuesday – former Seahawk defensive tackle Demarcus Christmas and defensive end Breeland Speaks. The Seahawks also had defensive end John Daka in for a tryout.

The visits come on the heels of an injury to one of Seattle’s defensive ends during the Week-1 win over the Falcons. Rasheem Green briefly left the game in the first quarter with a shoulder injury and was still bothered by it on Monday.

Christmas was with the Seahawks over the summer but was waived during the initial 53-man roster cuts.

Speaks was originally selected by the Chiefs in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft and appeared in all 16 games as a rookie. He spent last season on the injured reserve after undergoing knee surgery. While on the IR, he was suspended four games for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy.

The Seahawks also hosted defensive back Michael Jacquet and guard Andrew Jones for tryouts.

No other transactions were listed for the Seahawks on Tuesday so if any signings were executed, we’ll have to wait until Pete Carroll addresses the media on Wednesday to find out.

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Trio of Seattle sports stars, including Russell Wilson, to host ESPYs

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, along with Seattle sports stars Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird, will host the ESPY awards remotely in 2020.

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and a pair of fellow Seattle sports legends, soccer player Megan Rapinoe and her partner, Sue Bird of the WNBA’s Seattle Storm, will be hosting the ESPY Awards this year.

Of course, instead of standing together at a podium in front of 5,000 audience members in Los Angeles in July, during MLB’s All-Star break, the event will instead take place on Sunday, June 21 – and will be done completely remotely.

Wilson, Bird and Rapinoe are all local to Seattle, with Bird and Rapinoe living together, helping to ease some of the logistics in preparation. Wilson’s wife, Ciara, is expected to participate in some fashion as well.

“We liked the idea of having athletes from diverse sports that represent something for every fan,” show producer Jeff Smith said. “We’re finding ways to make this feel really connected to the audience. They’re so ready to reach out to this community.”

The show also intends to change their focus. Instead of honoring the top athletes and moments in sports from the previous year, the event will celebrate “heroism and humanitarian aid.”

The event will still feature their most prominent awards, including the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage, the Pat Tillman Award for Service and Jimmy V Award for Perseverance.

However, instead of giving canned acceptance speeches, the plan is to show the audience a call informing the award winner of the honor, so everyone can see their reaction in real time.

“We really love this sort of pure reaction,” Smith said. “We found ways to really be able to capture it.”

The ESPYs will no doubt look a lot different this year, like most of the sports world, but seeing a handful of familiar faces doing the hosting will feel good for local Seattle sports fans, and watching Wilson’s attempts at humor should be quite entertaining.

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