Kathy Riordan

Andy Reid says Travis Kelce had so many red flags coming out of college that he wouldn’t have drafted him if he hadn’t known his brother Jason “Yours was real easy. You’re a great player, a little bit undersized, but had tremendous toughness, speed. You were smart and dirty tough. And so, you know, that was an easy decision, and we needed a center.” “This guy, I saw him play against Temple. My son kept telling me, ‘This tight end is unbelievable. Kelce’s brother is incredible. I mean, he’s 265 pounds, he’s a beast.’ Then I get him, and he’s like 240, but that’s okay.” “I’m going to bring back a memory for you. Game’s over, they just destroyed Temple, and I come over to the locker room. You’re there, and he comes walking out and just giving me the business, like we’re long-lost friends. And I’m going deep down, ‘If I get my hands on that son of a buck, I’m going to rip his heart out,’ but I played along with it. Cocky, cocky. But listen, I knew the roots, I knew the roots. So for the first five years, it was a war. The last five years have been unbelievable.” “That would’ve been tough. If you’re in the league, I still would’ve called you. I would’ve called you somewhere and checked on him, just to make sure, because I had heard the rumors about him. Like I said, for the first five years, those rumors were pretty close.” “For the next five years, they’ve been awesome. I mean, I’ve watched him blossom as a leader. He’s always been a great player, but tremendous leader, big heart. Teammates love him. I told both of you guys, let your personality show. I was hoarse with him. It was every day. No, you were good with it.”