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Travis Kelce was battling a big illness before Super Bowl LIX against the Philadelphia Eagles

Travis Kelce was reportedly battling a significant illness before... Read More
Nobody could fathom something like this. Something that would cause everyone to skip their heartbeats for a minute. Travis Kelce was battling with a pretty big illness before the Super Bowl. NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero sat down with Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach, who disclosed to the world that the Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was suffering from a pretty big illness before the Super Bowl LIX this year.

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Travis Kelce was battling big illness before the Super Bowl, says Kansas City Chiefs GM Brett Veach




Tom Pelissero, NFL Insider, interviewed Kansas City Chiefs GM Brett Veach. During the interview, Tom Pelissero asked about Travis Kelce's return or retirement.

Chiefs GM Brett Veach said, "There's been a lot of timelines and deadlines. Something that we as an organization haven't discussed. We anticipate Travis being back. And if something changes, I'm sure NFL Network will be the first to break it. He(Travis Kelce)'s accomplished everything there is in this game, and he has that unique ability to not just make those around him better but find that extra something when you get late into the season."

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Amidst talking about Travis Kelce's return to the NFL grass, Chiefs GM Brett Veach also spilled the beans about the Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce suffering from a pretty big illness before the Super Bowl LIX against the Philadelphia Eagles.



Brett Veach said, "This year, we are never gonna make excuses to talk about it, but yeah, he(Travis Kelce) was battling with pretty big illness there for the Super Bowl, but listen, the way the Eagles played, it wouldn't have made a difference."



Bringing back the subject of Travis Kelce suffering from a pretty big illness before the Super Bowl, Brett Veach spoke about his return to the NFL grass and brushed off all the Travis Kelce retirement talks


Kansas City Chiefs GM Brett Veach shared, "I think that Travis is excited to come back. He finds a way to stay in shape (and) produce at a level only he can. Obviously, the relationship he has with Pat(Patrick Mahomes) is unique too. So, he makes us better when he is in our locker room and on the field. Excited to get him back."




X users slam Travis Kelce's disclosed 'battling with a big illness before Super Bowl' reason as an excuse


One X user wrote, "Had to slip that in there huh ��"

Another X user chimed, "More excuses"

A third X user penned, "Don't make excuses now. That was a total a** wh**ping from start to finish."

A fifth X user expressed, "He didn't look ill going to the party the night before....it's on video."


A sixth X user jotted, "Excuse train ��"

A seventh X user shared, "Oh, here we go… the excuses…"


Also Read: Travis Kelce switches from the NFL to the $112 billion global film and video market | NFL News - The Times of India







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