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Travis Kelce tried and failed to name all 32 NFL coaches: ‘Never seen that guy in my [expletive] life’

He didn’t even come CLOSE!

As is the tradition at the annual NFL owners meetings, all 32 head coaches usually take a picture together. The photo is essentially used as a “state of the league” memento going into a new season, especially with several new faces all around every year.

On the latest episode of the New Heights podcast, All-Pro veterans/brothers Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce broke down the photo. They had the brilliant idea of having Travis try to name all 32 gentlemen in the picture.

The Kansas City Chiefs superstar tight end didn’t get very far before he started struggling. The result of this exercise was absolute gold.

(Warning: NSFW language in the clip below)

I’m not sure what my favorite part is, honestly. I love when Travis almost gives up after missing three straight names. There’s also him just completely surrendering on one head coach with an expletive.

It goes to show you that even when you spend most of your time around professional football, it’s really hard to keep tabs on everyone else in the league.

Cleveland Heights High School commemorates ‘Kelce Bowl’ with impressive light display

Cleveland Heights High School lit up its biggest building in honor of #Chiefs TE Travis Kelce & #Eagles C Jason Kelce ahead of Super Bowl LVII. | from @TheJohnDillon

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has strong roots in the Cleveland Heights area of Cleveland, Ohio that he shares with his brother, Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce. Both have remained an active part of the community, having played football and attended school at Cleveland Heights High School, and even named their podcast “New Heights” after their beloved hometown.

Sunday’s Super Bowl, which some have nicknamed the “Kelce Bowl”, has been the object of much excitement in Cleveland Heights over the past weeks, and their alma mater commemorated the occasion with an impressive light display.

The display, which is on the biggest building on the school’s main campus, has several details that express the organization’s support for their notable alumni while remaining impartial in their rooting interest for the Super Bowl.

The younger Kelce, Travis, was given the Southwest clock tower’s face, which was illuminated in red for the Chiefs, which may provide an extra edge for the future Hall of Famer since it will (technically) face toward the Super Bowl’s location in Phoenix, Arizona.

Regardless of the game’s outcome, Cleveland Heights High School will have another accolade to add to its impressive list of alumni accomplishments on Monday morning.

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Travis Kelce explains bizarre hand-wipe on Patrick Mahomes in Chiefs’ win over Jaguars

Kelce tried to explain his bizarre lick-and-wipe maneuver on Patrick Mahomes’ jersey in the #Chiefs win over the #Jaguars last week. | from @TheJohnDillon

On the New Heights Show with his brother Jason Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce tried to explain a bizarre hand-wiping incident that occurred in his team’s win over the Jacksonville Jaguars last week.

The incident happened midway through the first quarter, where the younger Kelce clearly licked his hand and wiped it on his MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Seemingly embarrassed by the fact that he got caught, the tight end explained that this act was nothing out of the ordinary for a football player, to comedic effect.

Check it out:

It seems that his glove had some residue on it from the paint in the Jaguars’ end zone that needed to be removed so he could effectively handle any ball that might be thrown his way. Instead of seeking a more hygienic alternative to the classic spit-and-rub technique, Kelce decided to straight up lick his hand and wipe it on his teammate.

Perhaps Chiefs fans should view this more as an act of brotherly love than a disgusting act of malice against Mahomes, who he clearly has an excellent relationship with. One can only hope that if his glove becomes sullied by any kind of debris this week, Kelce might opt to reach for a splash of water and a clean towel rather than resorting to more crude methods of cleaning his mitts.

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Best of Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes’ appearance on ‘New Heights’

#Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes joined Jason and Travis Kelce on @newheightshow for their No. 15 episode and it didn’t disappoint.

Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes was Jason and Travis Kelce’s latest guest for the fifteenth episode of “The New Heights Show.” He’s their second guest, joining Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts. Mahomes and the Kelce brothers sat down and talked about everything from Andy Reid to the NFL draft to some of the craziest games and plays they’ve been a part of.

The whole episode is worth a listen, which you can check out above or on your favorite streaming audio platform. Below we’ll break down some of the highlights from the episode.

Travis Kelce can’t believe Giants traded Kadarius Toney to Chiefs

#Chiefs TE Travis Kelce had high praise for new WR Kadarius Toney (and GM Brett Veach) on the latest episode of The New Heights Show.

Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce devoted a portion of his weekly podcast to talking about his newest teammate on offense.

Kelce seemed to have nothing but good things to say about Kadarius Toney. It’s essentially been one good thing after another that he’s seen from the former first-round pick since he arrived in Kansas City.

“Ever since he has been in the building, it has been, ‘Man, this dude’s smart. Man, this dude’s crazy athletic. Man, this guy has a lot of confidence.’ I saw him like catching punts in practice,” Kelce said. “Usually, you get a guy where the punt is in the air, he’s sprinting back to where he thinks it’s going to go and they’re like back there trying to adjust to it. As soo as the punt happens, he sees where it’s going and he casually walks over. He doesn’t even run and it goes back to the catch that he had on the sideline. He’s just over there mid-route just running, he’s got two guys on him like, ‘Nope, I’m just going to go ahead and make sure these gloves are on tight so I can snag this thing out of the air!’ It’s like, he gets up and just *laughs*.”

Kelce, of course, is talking about how Toney casually adjusted his gloves before high-pointing a catch on the sideline. It seems that this is just the way Toney goes about his business.

Everything that the Chiefs have seen from him so far screams superstar and it has left Kelce stunned that the Giants were willing to trade him.

“I don’t know how he got out of that building,” Kelce said. “I just don’t get it. I don’t get it one bit. I don’t understand it. I don’t even want to understand it. I don’t even want to know what happened over there. I am just extremely happy that Brett Veach found a way yet again to get an unbelievably talented player in this building.”

As for Toney’s performance in Week 10, Kelce expects more touchdowns are on the way for the newest receiver in Kansas City.

“I’m just happy he got his first touchdown in the National Football League,” Kelce said. “It’s the first of many for sure, man.”

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Travis Kelce speculates about how Chiefs will put newly freed cap space to use

Travis Kelce speculated on the New Heights Show about how the #Chiefs will put the cap space created by his contract restructure to use. Spoilers: He wants Odell Beckham Jr.

How will the Kansas City Chiefs spend the $3.455 million in cap space they created by restructuring Travis Kelce’s contract? That’s the big question that everyone wants the answer to, isn’t it?

Jason Kelce tried to get the Chiefs’ tight end to provide some insider information on the latest episode of the New Heights Show.

“I’m not sure yet,” Travis said. “It’s a start to a move, right? You’re freeing up cap space to do something, right? Unless they’re just kindly, kindly giving me the money upfront, which I genuinely appreciate either way.”

Jason asked Travis specifically about free agent WR Odell Beckham Jr., who seems to be making the rounds as an option for Kansas City after we shared our jersey swap on Tuesday.

Jason wanted to know if there was any truth behind the rumors of the Chiefs’ interest in the free agent wide receiver.

“Odell Beckham Jr? I want them to come true,” Travis said. “I have not heard anything in the locker room or anything around the facility, but I think that something is in the air, for sure. And if it means (Odell Beckham Jr), alright.”

At the very least, it feels like Travis is expecting some sort of move to happen, which should be refreshing news for Chiefs fans. At this point, it’s just a matter of what that move is and when it happens.

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