Andy Reid, Travis Kelce vow to return to Chiefs next season

LAS VEGAS — The partnership between Andy Reid and Travis Kelce will continue for a 12th season, with both saying after the Kansas City Chiefs' 25-22 overtime win over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII that they would return instead for another season. than to retire.

Their relationship hit another rough patch in the second trimester. After Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco lost a fumble, Kelce bumped into Reid and yelled in his face on the sideline before being taken away by running back Jerick McKinnon.

This wasn't the first confrontation between the two and it probably won't be the last, given their plans to return to the Chiefs next season. This one was pretty striking, with Reid almost getting knocked down.

He said afterward that he appreciated the veteran tight end's passion.

“He knocked me off balance,” Reid said, indicating the contact was worse than it looked. “I wasn't looking. He was really coming [and saying], 'Put me in, I'll score. I'm going to score. So that's really what it was. I like this. It is not the first time. I appreciate it.

“What I like is that he likes to play and he wants to help his team win. It's not a selfish thing. It's not that. I understand that. Even though he pushes me, I go after him and we understand that. He just caught me off balance.

Kelce said his emotions got the better of him.

“I didn’t worry about my catches,” he said. “I just…I wanted the score to be different. Coach asked us to say what we think and I just wanted to let him know how much passion I have for this team.

“He's one of the best leaders of men I've ever seen in my life. And he helped me a lot with that, channeling that emotion, channeling that passion. I owe my whole career to that type and my ability to do it.” control how emotional I get and I just love him.

The Chiefs polished their legacy by outlasting the 49ers. They are the fourth franchise to win three Super Bowl games in five seasons and the first to win two consecutive Super Bowls in 20 years.

“I know this is one of the greatest teams of all time,” Kelce said. “It's a unique opportunity that I've been able to experience three times now and it gets sweeter and sweeter each time. You can call us a dynasty. You can call us whatever you want. I know what we're like.” I have something more special than what you've seen in the NFL. “

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes has refined his own legacy, joining Tom Brady and Joe Montana as the only quarterbacks to win three Super Bowl titles and two regular-season MVP awards.

It was only after the fact that he became interested in talking about his team's place in history.

“I hope people remember not only the greatness we had on the field, but also the way we did it,” he said. “I feel like we're enjoying it every day. We're having fun, we're playing hard and it's not always pretty, but we keep fighting until the end.

“I know [some fans] We get tired of a team winning sometimes, but we try to enjoy it and just enjoy the moment we have together and enjoy what we can do every day to get the best out of each other.