Travis Kelce harm replace: Chiefs tight finish says it seems like he ‘may have the ability to play’ in Kansas Metropolis’s Week 2 recreation in opposition to Jaguars after returning to restricted apply

Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce is optimistic about his possibilities to play in Kansas Metropolis’s second recreation of the season in opposition to the Jacksonville Jaguars, following his return to apply earlier this week. 

The 33-year-old, who’s been romantically linked with pop star Taylor Swift because the begin of the month, hyperextended his knee in apply previous to the beginning of the brand new season, however has slowly been progressing in his restoration.

Kelce harm his knee within the Chiefs’ closing apply earlier than final week’s loss to Detroit at dwelling. Assessments confirmed there was no ligament injury, solely a bone bruise and a few swelling, and Kelce tried to get unfastened sufficient to play within the season opener.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid and coach Rick Burkholder in the end made him inactive after a exercise earlier within the day.

‘Travis is getting higher,’ Reid said earlier this week. ‘We’ll see how he does the remainder of as we speak or tomorrow and we’ll go from there.’

An injured Travis Kelce needed to sit out of the Chiefs’ season-opener in opposition to Detroit final week

Kelce’s but to hit the bottom operating though he may lastly be obtainable for Sunday’s recreation

The Chiefs may definitely use their star tight finish after their offense fizzled within the 21-20 loss to the Lions.

With out his safety blanket, reigning NFL league MVP Patrick Mahomes was simply 21 of 39 for 226 yards with two landing passes and an interception. 

The choose bounced off the fingers of Kadarius Toney, who had a number of of the eight drops by Kansas Metropolis receivers, and was returned by 50 yards for a landing by Lions rookie Brian Department.

Kelce supplied an replace on his restoration from harm on this week’s version of the New Heights podcast, hinting how a lot he misses be out on the gridiron together with his teammates. 

Kelce stated he felt like an ‘a**gap’ for sitting out of the Chiefs’ defeat to the Lions as a consequence of harm

‘Severely although, I did really feel like an asshole for not with the ability to be on the market Week 1. I do know you have to be very lucky to play this recreation. I take lots of this to coronary heart, with the ability to be on the market each single week,’ stated the eight-time Professional Bowler.

‘You have been form of speaking concerning the toughness ranking on Madden — I like to put that on my shoulders, on my resume, that I make myself obtainable each single week. And the final apply going into the primary recreation, I obtained just a little lazy on a few of my motion and positive sufficient, offed myself and could not play within the first recreation.’ 

Kelce says he was in a position to run with out ache throughout an early-week apply and is in the end contact and go for Sunday’s recreation in Florida. 

As gameday nears, extra readability on the two-time Tremendous Bowl champion’s standing will probably be shared by his head coach. 

‘I did run yesterday, and it seems like I’d have the ability to play this week. We’ll see how apply goes, man,’ Kelce stated.

In the meantime, four-time Tremendous Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski says Kelce and Swift should date as they’d be the ‘primary Ken and Barbie within the NFL’.