The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ famous person tight finish Travis Kelce and his older brother — former Philadelphia Eagles middle Jason Kelce — host a weekly podcast known as “New Heights.” The title is an homage to the Cleveland Heights neighborhood wherein they grew up.
On this episode: With OTAs behind him, Travis went again on the highway to assist his girlfriend Taylor Swift as she continued her “Eras Tour” in the UK. Throughout one of many concert events, Travis made a shock look, danced in one in all her skits and met some individuals named Windsor. Travis additionally not too long ago attended Tight Finish College. All of it was up for dialogue with Jason.
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1. Taking part in golf with “The Nice One”
Earlier than heading to London, Travis met up with skilled golfer Dustin Johnson and his spouse to play a spherical of golf.
This was superior for Travis, as a result of he and Jason grew up taking part in hockey. Johnson’s spouse is Paulina Gretzky — the daughter of legendary hockey star Wayne Gretzky. Fortunately for Travis, the elder Gretzky was along with his daughter and son-in-law.
“I used to be starstruck,” admitted Travis of the time he spent with the well-known household. “I couldn’t actually even ask him something. He was superior. Your complete Gretzky household was superior.”
Contemplating the excessive profile that Travis retains, it takes so much to get him tongue-tied. Nonetheless, we are able to all relate. If you meet someone you idolized as a toddler, it hits in another way. All of the the sentiments you had as a child come speeding again — and in that second, you’re younger once more.
2. Tight Finish College
Every offseason, Travis, San Francisco 49ers tight finish George Kittle and former NFL tight finish Greg Olsen collect the league’s tight ends collectively for a symposium known as “Tight Finish College.”
The thought was for tight ends to develop by studying from one another. However the occasion has change into excess of that.
“It’s unbelievable how far we’ve come,” marveled Travis. “I believe we’ve made someplace close to one million {dollars} for charity by way of sponsorships — and that’s like a facet deal. All people goes there to get higher and make the tight finish place higher.”
Annually, Travis offers a speech throughout one of many night occasions — however this time, he was requested to not discuss an excessive amount of.
“They diminished mine to half-hour,” he stated. “I went up there and talked about portray an image. I all the time love to do analogies.”
He additionally spoke of one other analogy he likes: operating routes is like taking part in the piano.
“You will have one hand that’s taking part in the rhythm,” he defined. “That’s the quarterback drop and development. [You] keep inside the rhythm of the tune… [but] the melody is your individual creation — and the way you’re operating your routes… You possibly can’t f*ck up the tune; you may’t have a melody that doesn’t mesh nicely with the route idea.”
3. Assembly Prince William
The Kelce boys have lastly arrived.
Positive… relationship Taylor Swift is a large deal for Travis. Having one of many greatest podcasts on the earth is superior. However assembly royalty affirms you within the stratosphere.
That’s precisely what occurred. Whereas they had been on the “Eras Tour” live performance in London, they met Prince William.
Each brothers appeared to agree that regardless of his title, the Duke of Cambridge was right down to earth — a pleasant man.
“Dude, he was the good motherf*cker,” exclaimed Travis, creating what is likely to be a praise hardly ever heard by a member of the Windsor household.
Not unhealthy for a few blue-collar boys from Cleveland Heights, proper?
“I didn’t know if I used to be purported to bow or curtsy,” recalled Travis, “or simply be an American fool and shake his hand.”
Fortunately for the Kelce brothers, bowing wasn’t mandatory as a result of the live performance wasn’t an official royal occasion.
