Travis Kelce could not bear last Sunday’s December 7 loss, part of Week 14 against the Houston Texans, who defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 20-10. For that reason, he refused to speak to the press. He walked straight to the locker room, where he was comforted by his fiancée, pop star Taylor Swift.
The frustration of having been a key factor in the defeat, with passes he failed to catch that could have generated significant gains as the Chiefs attempted a comeback, likely left him feeling the weight of the loss squarely on his shoulders.
With that in mind, and after a poor personal performance, he remained silent, unwilling to let his words betray him or lead him to say something he might later regret. Or, quite simply, he did not want to approach the media and answer the same questions he always receives after tough outings.
And in a press conference, his teammate and wide receiver Xavier Worthy stepped forward to defend him, making a valid point in Kelce’s favor, one that, as mentioned in previous paragraphs, the player himself confirmed through his actions.
The supporting words from Xavier Worthy for Travis Kelce
With a cooler head and several days having passed since the defeat to the Texans, and with the postseason almost slipping through the Chiefs’ fingers, Xavier Worthy addressed the criticism directed at his teammate, tight end Travis Kelce, for not speaking with the press after the loss.
For Worthy, players are not obligated to speak to the media after games, especially when the team has lost. Their minds are elsewhere, wrapped in conflicting emotions and frustration.
Their focus is off-center. Players come off the field heated, upset after a poor, disastrous performance, without the clarity needed to stay aligned with the path to victory.
Seeing what his teammate experienced, Worthy sympathized with him, acknowledging that he has certainly been in similar situations himself. With difficult games and disappointing individual performances, players are often singled out as the main culprits behind the team’s failures, exactly what happened to Kelce in this latest matchup against Houston.
A weekly fight to death as the Chiefs chase the postseason
The Kansas City Chiefs are in critical condition as they fight for a postseason berth. Beginning in Week 15, which starts this Thursday, December 11, with the matchup between the Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, they no longer have the luxury of losing. One more defeat, and their already slim hopes will vanish through the door.
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Tennessee Titans
- Denver Broncos
- Las Vegas Raiders
These are the final games for the franchise led by Patrick Mahomes. There is no room to look back. It is win or die.
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