Chris Jones Defends Travis Kelce After Sideline Spat with Andy Reid: "It’s All About Competitive Spirit
While the Kansas City Chiefs turn their attention to Week 4's home matchup against the Baltimore Ravens, questions continue to swirl about the heated sideline exchange between star tight end Travis Kelce and head coach Andy Reid during the team’s Week 3 win over the New York Giants.
It's not unusual for Kelce and Reid to show some fire on the sideline, though it's typically Kelce who initiates it.
This time, however, Reid raised his voice in Kelce's direction following a first-half miscommunication as the Chiefs' offense has struggled to find consistency through the first three games of the season.
The incident went viral with several social media accounts sharing video of the intense confrontation, which Reid later admitted he had no problem with due to Kelce’s competitive nature.
Kelce and Reid joined the Chiefs together back in 2013 and have been integral to the organization's journey ever since, winning three Super Bowls and recording multiple double-digit postseason victories.
So, a little sideline spat was nothing anyone in the Chiefs' facility was worried about, including star pass-rusher Chris Jones, who addressed Kelce's fiery passion on Thursday.
"Travis is a fierce competitor… sometimes in the heat of battle, emotions show,”
After the game, Andy Reid quickly addressed the incident, emphasizing that he's been through a lot with Kelce and truly values the passion the tight end continues to bring to the field in his 13th NFL season.
"He's a passionate guy and I love that part,” Reid said postgame. ” I've been through a lot of things with him, that's all part of it. I love that he loves to play the game."
Bruins Prospect’s Risky Playing Style Could Be His Downfall
It's never a good sign when you type "Matthew Poitras hit" into social media and there's a laundry list of videos of him getting hurt or laid out by contact. The best we've seen Poitras play in a Boston Bruins uniform was in his rookie season in 2023-24, but a right shoulder injury knocked him out in January.
The injury stemmed from some massive contact in a game with Team Canada at the World Juniors, where the Bruins loaned him to get some extra playing time over the holidays. If the front office had known, they would've likely held on to him, as the form he was in during the regular season for the Bruins would've been useful.
Little did the Bruins know that it was the first hit in a long line of contact that Poitras was about to take over the next three seasons. Poitras got through the first few months of his rookie season relatively unscathed, but the book started to get out on him that his hunched skating style and love for the middle of the ice left him wide open for contact.
Opponents started to take liberties with Poitras, and it's a trend that has continued through the first two games of this year's preseason. He has taken some dangerous contact through both games, which has left fans wondering how long it will be until he suffers another injury. The general consensus is that Poitras has to change his ways or risk shortening his career.
The hope is that Poitras will figure it out, but it seems to be getting worse after 114 professional games + all his preseason experience. With Poitras likely to go to Providence with his waiver exemption status, the hope is that he will figure things out with another season of being the go-to guy. However, it wouldn't necessarily be good to make the team out of training camp in your first two seasons but then regress and get cut in your third year.
