Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce was simply 16 yards wanting reaching the 1,000-yard receiving mark for 2023 as his streak of seven consecutive seasons hitting the mark got here to an finish.
Nevertheless it wasn’t for lack of making an attempt.
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Tight finish Travis Kelce with quarterback Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs previous to the Los Angeles Chargers sport at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-Information by way of Getty Photos)
Patrick Mahomes mentioned in a radio interview on Tuesday he tried to persuade Kelce to play and hit the mark within the Chiefs’ season finale in opposition to the Los Angeles Chargers. Kelce was deactivated to relaxation for the playoffs because the Chiefs will play the Miami Dolphins within the first spherical.
“It’s the kind of teammate he’s – in all honesty I used to be making an attempt to drive him to play,” the star quarterback mentioned on 610 Sports activities Radio. “I knew he was going to strive to not play, and he wished to be concerning the staff and never about him. I used to be making an attempt to drive him all the best way up till sport time, after which he mentioned, ‘No that’s not who I’m, I don’t wish to play for these causes. I wish to get myself rested and wholesome for the playoffs.’”
Patrick Mahomes leads the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs out of the tunnel earlier than the Los Angeles Chargers sport at SoFi Stadium on Jan. 7, 2024. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Photos)
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Mahomes mentioned the Chiefs had some performs prepared for Kelce to hit the milestone mark, however he refused to do something like that and wasn’t going to play for these causes.
Kelce was coping with a neck harm. He was restricted in follow all through the week main as much as the Chargers sport.
As of Tuesday, he wasn’t listed on the harm report.
Travis Kelce of the Chiefs runs onto the sphere for the Cincinnati Bengals sport at GEHA Area at Arrowhead Stadium on Dec. 31, 2023, in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri. (Ryan Kang/Getty Photos)
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The Chiefs and Dolphins sq. off at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday evening. Temperatures are anticipated to be in single digits round sport time.
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