{"id":70683,"date":"2025-05-22T17:06:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T17:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/70683\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T17:06:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T17:06:11","slug":"falcons-qb-kirk-cousins-pokes-fun-at-travis-kelces-hairy-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/70683\/","title":{"rendered":"Falcons QB Kirk Cousins pokes fun at Travis Kelce&#8217;s hairy back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kirk Cousins (seen here in 2023) made fun of Travis Kelce\u2019s back hair.  Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta Falcons player Kirk Cousins roasted Travis Kelce for having a very hairy back.<\/p>\n<p>The quarterback applauded Taylor Swift while poking fun at Kelce<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1417853\/nfls-kirk-cousins-on-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-back-hair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> in an interview with E! News <\/a>at the grand opening of Universal Epic Universe in Orlando, Fla., Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod bless Taylor Swift for being good with that,\u201d Cousins said, referring to new photos of Kelce shirtless.<\/p>\n<p>Kelce\u2019s hairy back was put on display when he stepped out shirtless in Miami earlier this week.  Mega \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod bless Taylor Swift for being good with that,\u201d Cousins told E! News, referring to the tight end\u2019s hairy back.  GC Images<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cThat\u2019s awesome. Good for her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cousins, 36, suspected that the Kansas City Chiefs tight end\u2019s wooly backside was \u201cjust genetics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThankfully, I don\u2019t have to deal with that,\u201d he joked. \u201cBut I\u2019m in a locker room a lot. That\u2019s just a part of life. It is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kelce displayed his hairy back after a workout in Miami May 21.  Mega \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>He had removed his sweaty T-shirt following the fitness session with friends.  Mega \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Cousins took shots at Kelce\u2019s abundant body hair after the \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast co-host <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/05\/21\/entertainment\/big-yeti-travis-kelce-goes-shirtless-in-miami-after-sweaty-nfl-training-session\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was spotted going shirtless<\/a> while out in Miami Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>Kelce had just finished a fitness session with friends when he ditched his sweaty tee.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL star, 35, has discussed his hairy situation in the past \u2014 with his brother Jason Kelce sharing earlier this year that he previously earned him the nickname \u201cBig Yeti.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Atlanta Falcons quarterback (seen here in 2024) said it was \u201cawesome\u201d Swift was okay with Kelce\u2019s body hair.  Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Cousins (seen here in 2023) revealed that he doesn\u2019t have to \u201cdeal with\u201d back hair.  Getty Images for Netflix<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Trav was at Cincinnati, he would play basketball in the playground quite a bit,\u201d the retired Philadelphia Eagles player said on their podcast in February 2024 of Travis\u2019 time at the University of Cincinnati. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd anyone who has ever played pickup basketball, you know there\u2019s shirts and skins.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Travis explained that he had a \u201cbig beard,\u201d \u201clong hair\u201d and \u201cthe chest hair, back hair, arm hair, leg hair.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Kelce (seen here May 12) has addressed his hair-covered physique in the past.  GC Images<\/p>\n<p>The NFL star (seen here with Swift in 2024) was nicknamed \u201cBig Yeti\u201d due to his body hair. GC Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just a big ole Yeti out there, man,\u201d Travis said. \u201cAll the homies on the court were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/02\/09\/style\/jason-kelce-reps-brother-travis-at-super-bowl-2025-with-big-yeti-friendship-bracelet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">calling me \u2018Big Yeti.\u2019\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More recently, Travis called himself a \u201cfurry son of the b\u2014h\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/e4v58mn18LQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">on Wednesday\u2019s episode<\/a> of his and Jason\u2019s Wondery+ show while explaining why he was wearing two shirts at once. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMe and heat just don\u2019t do well together, \u201d Travis quipped of his layered fashion choice. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kirk Cousins (seen here in 2023) made fun of Travis Kelce\u2019s back hair. 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