{"id":26581,"date":"2025-01-17T08:14:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T08:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=26581"},"modified":"2025-01-17T08:14:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T08:14:36","slug":"breaking-news-chiefs-announce-travis-kelce-surprise-before-texans-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=26581","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Chiefs Announce Travis Kelce Surprise Before Texans Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a first-round bye, the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0take on the\u00a0Houston Texans\u00a0in the AFC divisional round on Jan. 18.<\/p>\n<p>Because the Chiefs clinched the No. 1 seed in Week 17, head coach Andy Reid rested\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Patrick Mahomes, tight end\u00a0Travis Kelce, and the bulk of the team&#8217;s key starters against the\u00a0Denver Broncos\u00a0in the regular season finale.<\/p>\n<p>While the extra rest was needed after Kansas City played three games in 11 days, Reid made sure to keep everyone sharp during the break. During practice, he had the starting offense play against the defensive starters, a situation he typically only utilizes during training camp.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"4\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-00a70cdf40354d43b7a6f560644e971e\" data-google-query-id=\"CIDOpe2m_IoDFcREwgUd_r0OUQ\" data-ad-size=\"adhesion\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/entertainment_2__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/entertainment_2\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/entertainment_2\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;These are all competitive guys, but put the ones out there against each other, they really get competitive,\u201d Reid explained. \u201cThat\u2019s kind of a fun thing to be a part of. It\u2019s good for the guys. It\u2019s good to get caught up like that on the speed part of it<\/p>\n<p>While Kelce is locked in on the field, he also continues to do amazing things off the field.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Operation Breakthrough student Javion is headed to Super Bowl LIX, courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tkelce?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tkelce<\/a>! Enjoy the game, Javion \ud83e\udd79 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HFerpLSMdr\">pic.twitter.com\/HFerpLSMdr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chiefs\/status\/1880080098382279062?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"4\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-b54b8f303f494a78aa23e14a2f3e8a2c\" data-google-query-id=\"CMrOnu2m_IoDFeREwgUd1wgUaA\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/entertainment_6__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/entertainment_6\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/908661978964044bb13e8afec71e4545.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-40\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"1\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Chiefs announced on Jan. 16, &#8220;Operation Breakthrough student Javion is headed to\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0LIX, courtesy of @tkelce! Enjoy the game, Javion \ud83e\udd79.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The video shows Kelce surprising Javion with tickets to the big game. &#8220;Congratulations, big guy,&#8221; Kelce tells Javion. &#8220;We&#8217;re sending you, your brother, and your mother down to New Orleans, Louisiana next month for this year&#8217;s Super Bowl.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re taking care of your airfare, we&#8217;re taking of your hotel, and we got you three tickets so you and your family can hopefully, enjoy the Chiefs!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjExNTYyNDg0NzYxMzcyNjQ4\/usatsi_25040551.jpg\" alt=\"Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce at Arrowhead Stadium on Dec. 21, 2024.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The incredible gesture displays just one of the many reasons the Chiefs named Kelce as their Walter Payton Man of Year Award nominee. The prestigious honor recognizes players &#8220;who excel on the field and demonstrate a steadfast commitment to creating a positive impact beyond the game,&#8221; the team wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old earned the recognition amid his ongoing community work in Kansas City through his foundation, 87 &amp; Running, which aims to empower disadvantaged youth and Operation Breakthrough, which helps local kids living in poverty.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Kelce won the Walter Payton Man of the Year &#8220;Charity Challenge&#8221; for the fourth time in five seasons, which awarded a $35,000 donation to\u00a087 &amp; Running.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a first-round bye, the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0take on the\u00a0Houston Texans\u00a0in the AFC divisional round on Jan. 18. 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