Why was Andy Reid so mad at Travis Kelce? He gave him a chest bump and got in his face. He normally doesn’t act like this with other players. What were they saying to each other?

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1. I think they were what men often are when football is involved.

2. Trying to fire him up. Get his head in the game.

3. Travis told Andy that mustard doesn’t belong on cheese burgers, only hotdogs. Andy strongly disagreed.

4. Probably frustrated at how bad the offense has been performing. Same thing we are doing from our homes, it’s just not in public.

5. They’re close like father and son. I think Andy criticized Travis’s play and Travis criticized Andy’s play-calling. They probably squashed it then and there. We won so I really don’t care. Lol

6. I think I read Andy’s lips well enough to see “This ain’t Happy Gilmore 2. Get your head out of your ass and play some football!!”

7. Football coach shouting at a football player isn’t new.

8. I think Kelce free-lanced his way into the path of the main route concept.

   Other possibilities
   – whiffing on an important block
   – lining up in the wrong place

9. I have no idea… probably about the play-calling that hasn’t been working forever and he wanted Travis to catch that ball…But honestly, I don’t even care. Like in the Super Bowl, as soon as they start yelling, something gets done. Last night was no different. Loved that he bumped Travis 😂😂😂 at least this time Travis isn’t being accused of senior abuse….

10. https://preview.redd.it/nfwdg3ei3tqf1.png?width=1167&format=png&auto=webp&s=aa7e8dd770b9337f02ec951083ee225c383e0f37

    The full explanation from Andy seems to be “we were fixing things”.

11. He knows how to snap travis out of it

12. “That’s good, I want that.”

    Chill, let Andy cook. Nothing to see here.

13. They’re not mad. That’s how they’ve communicated. It’s their dynamic and they’re both okay with it.

14. I see nothing but mutual respect and motivating going on in this interaction. People just looking for stuff.

15. It’s called motivation. And he knows when Trav is fired up, everyone is fired up.

16. It’s clear their relationship is different from other players. They have a special love language, and I’m only kinda joking. It’s almost brotherly but also like an adoptive/step father and son with a good relationship, but aren’t afraid to call eachother out? I’m spitballing here.

17. For those who think Andy doesn’t care and is mailing it in, I offer Rebuttal Exhibit A.

18. At this point in time I think this is just how Reid gets through to him. Travis is clearly a very emotionally forward kind of guy, and I think he responds better to coaching styles that are emotionally forward.

19. He probably took one of his nuggies.

20. “You’re gonna put a chafing dish on your registry, and you will like it!”

21. Kielce has only played for Andy in the NFL. They know who gets the cheeseburgers and Kelce hasn’t been providing them.

22. This is a big ESPN nothing burger! A vet coach and a vet player exchanged words on the sideline. My 10 yr old did the same with his coach when they pulled him and put in JC in at SS…

23. This is a coach who knows how to talk to a specific player and get through to him.

    If it were anyone else, might be something. Kelce made it clear awhile ago, this is how he needs to be coached.

24. Because he wasn’t “mad” as you said.

25. Honestly I think Andy knows how to press Travis’ buttons in a productive way when he needs to. This was about getting him fired up and back in the game.

    Andy is remarkable about learning each players personality and style, and adapting his coaching style to fit them. He’s worked with Trav longer than anyone at this point. Travis is an intense dude, and sometimes you match intensity with intensity. He’s both firing him up and redirecting and focusing the intensity. Trav seemed to respond well.

26. It looks to me that Travis is just ranting and Andy is reassuring, firing him up.