Travis Kelce knows what the Philadelphia Eagles look like at their best.
He saw it personally last season when Philadelphia ran roughshod over his Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl, blowing them out early and dancing on their grave by the third quarter in one of the most one-sided championship games in recent memory.
This year, however, he didn’t see the same title-winning team that knocked out the back-to-back champions this time last year.
On his podcast “New Heights” with his older brother and former Eagle champion Jason Kelce, Travis opened up about what he saw from Philadelphia as they were unceremoniously eliminated from the postseason at home.
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“There felt like there was something always eerie going on over there this year,” Travis said. “It was definitely not like that last year. Saquon, everyone is celebrating in the endzone. Guys running down the field to celebrate with each other. It just felt like something was off about that Eagles team this year.”
Anyone who watched the Eagles this year could see the same drama that seemed to unfold every week in the Philadelphia locker room, win or not.
From A.J. Brown posting on social media about his usage even after wins to the offensive lineman bringing in an inflatable Easter bunny into the facility in a failed attempt to bring late-season cohesion, there was always something not quite right about the defending champs.
Kelce gave props to another team he knows so well from the Super Bowl, the San Francisco 49ers, and especially their head coach, Kyle Shanahan. The longtime Niners leader has had the best coaching year of his career, Super Bowl or not, as he’s navigated a broken-down, injured side all the way to the NFC divisional round.
For the younger Kelce, it is the first time he’s had to watch from the sidelines during the playoffs in over a decade. He had made back-to-back-to-back Super Bowls before being eliminated weeks before the end of the regular season, when Patrick Mahomes tore his ACL and the Chiefs lost their final six games.
Next for him will be his decision on whether to play next year for the Chiefs or retire from the NFL, a choice that could come at any time.