After the Kansas City Chiefs’ humiliating loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Travis Kelce avoided an NFL fine for taunting during the Super Bowl.
In a viral clip from the game in New Orleans, Kelce confronted Eagles defensive end Jordan Davis and appeared to push him, an act that could have landed him in trouble.
He was also seen in another animated confrontation with Jalen Carter. But the Chiefs star avoided punishment this time, despite being fined twice by the NFL in recent weeks for his behavior.
Kelce, 35, was fined $11,255 for his altercation with Damar Hamlin as the Chiefs beat the Bills in the AFC final at Arrowhead Stadium.
In scenes not unlike his Super Bowl encounter with Davis, Kelce followed Patrick Mahomes into the end zone and, after the quarterback scored, confronted Hamlin as part of his celebration.
Kelce was then headbutted for his troubles by Bills defensive tackle Jordan Phillips, who swooped in and made sure Kelce knew exactly what he thought of the star’s celebration.
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Kelce was previously fined $14,069 for celebrating a Chiefs-record touchdown on Christmas Day against the Pittsburgh Steelers by dunking the ball through the goalpost.
Kelce’s celebration was a tribute to Tony Gonzalez, whose 76 touchdowns he passed with his 77th career Chiefs TD in the game.
Elsewhere from the Super Bowl, Eagles defensive star Carter escaped punishment despite making an apparent head-butt to Patrick Mahomes.
However, two other Eagles players were penalized. Linebacker Milton Williams was among them, fined $14.06 for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Williams forced a punt and a turnover when he blocked Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes with about 10 minutes left to play. He grabbed the ball and threw it over the crossbar in the end zone.
Linebacker Jalyx Hunt was bizarrely fined $5,690 for celebrating his block of Mahomes with a bow gesture that the league described as a “violent gesture.”
Kelce, meanwhile, is weighing his future in the game after the crushing defeat.
“I know everyone wants to know if I’m going to play next year, and right now I’m just kicking everything down the road. I’m kicking every can I can down the road,” he said on his New Heights podcast with his brother Jason.
“I’m not making any crazy decisions [yet]. Right now, the biggest thing is being around my teammates and being around my coaches, understanding that there’s a lot going on in this.
‘The fact that we keep going to these AFC Championships and these Super Bowls, that means I’m playing three more games than everybody else in the entire league,’ he explained.
‘That’s a lot of wear and tear on your body and that’s a lot of time spent building up, focusing on your craft, focusing on the task at hand, every challenge that you put yourself through. That process can be tiring, it can be taxing on you.’
