Travis Kelce abruptly ends interview and walks off | NFL News

The ache of defeat was etched on Travis Kelce’s face as he abruptly ended a post-Super Bowl interview. The Philadelphia Eagles ended Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs’ bid to win three straight Super Bowls as they ran out 40-22 winners in New Orleans.

The Eagles’ defence dominated and pressured Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes all through the night, sacking him a career-high six occasions and intercepting him twice. Opposite quantity Jalen Hurts was named probably the most beneficial participant after he threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns, in addition to scoring one himself, because the Eagles avenged their defeat to the Chiefs two years in the past.

It was robust to take for Chief tight finish Kelce, who briefly confronted the media after the sport. Surrounded by reporters, he praised the Eagles, saying: “Hats off to the Eagles, they got after us, all three phases.

“We couldn’t get it going offensively. They just got after us on all three phases. You don’t lose like that without everything going bad. We haven’t played that bad all year.”

Kelce added that the Chiefs “just couldn’t find that spark, couldn’t find that momentum”. Trying to elucidate what went mistaken, he mentioned: “Not taking advantage of the play call and executing them. There’s a lot that goes into it.

“This team is going to fight until the end forever, and you saw that. Even with the score late, we’re always going to fight.” Finally, he added: “This one’s going to hurt. Let it hurt and figure out how to get better because of it.”

He out of the blue turned away, left the media scrum and headed out of the world, avoiding questions over his future and potential retirement too.

It was additionally a dangerous evening for Kelce’s girlfriend, Taylor Swift, who, to her shock, was booed by followers when she appeared on the massive screen inside the Caesars Superdome earlier than being mocked by President Donald Trump. Following the gang’s unfavourable response, the Grammy Award-winning artist appeared visibly perplexed, saying: “Aww, what’s going on?”

Following the incident, President Trump, who attended the sport however left early, steered on social media that Taylor had a “tougher night” than Travis’ group.

Kelce was mentioned to be upset by the boos directed at Swift. A source instructed the Daily Mail: “Travis was aware of Taylor getting booed and he felt helpless. Seeing the look on her face got to him. He always protects her and it broke his heart.

“He was already having a robust evening and the truth that the stadium was predominantly Eagles followers did not help. Travis is aware of that this damage her and anybody can see this.” Meanwhile, an insider has revealed that Kelce discovered it “pointless” for Trump to focus on his girlfriend.