KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs’ veteran tight end, Travis Kelce, spoke at training camp on Wednesday. He’s already looking forward to the upcoming season, hopeful for another deep playoff run once it’s concluded.
According to Kelce, the foundation for those playoff runs are built in St. Joseph, Missouri in the earliest stages of the team’s work.
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“Trying to win Super Bowls man,” he said when asked about why his work ethic is so important.
“It’s the only way you get there. I think it starts in the offseason, and kind of – when you get out here to St. Joe, and you get into training camp, man, it really signifies coming together, the chemistry (and) the culture you need to have to keep getting better every single day, every single week throughout the year (and) hopefully playing your best football by December, January and February.”
After 25 playoff games, Kelce is no stranger to postseason success, both at the player and team level. Over the last few playoff runs, he’s shattered records that were once thought to be unbreakable, like Jerry Rice’s postseason receptions record.
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It’s something his teammates have picked up on, too. However, the veteran said it’s been easy to love the Kansas City Chiefs.
“I’ve been lucky to be here. What is this, my 13th year now?” Kelce said.
“I just absolutely love this organization. I love the team. I love all the coaches. I know just about every defensive coach as well as I know all of the offensive coaches and vice versa with the players and the staff in the equipment room. I just, I have fun coming in to work every single day, and what better way to get better than to make sure we lean on each other? And if I can give somebody a word that makes them better on that specific route or doing that specific drill, man I’m here for it.”
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While voices outside the organization question whether or not the Chiefs’ dynasty is over, if it was ever even a dynasty in the first place, or if they’ll ever be able to replicate seasons like those of the last three years, Kelce said trusting the process that’s got them here will continue to work.
“I think that gives me more juice than, than you know, than anything else is the fact that we have created this culture, we have created this machine that when you do it the right way, it works, and you get to win football games because of it,” he said, regarding the evolution of the Chiefs’ program.
“I think that alone kind of gives you the excitement that what we’re doing here is special.”
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