Sports radio legend questions Travis Kelce's dedication to football amid slow start to season

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Questions about Travis Kelce’s playing abilities landed at the foot of New York City radio legend Mike Francesa on Monday, and he voiced his opinion about the star tight end.

The nine-time Pro Bowler only has eight catches for 69 yards to start the season. The Kansas City Chiefs have won their first three games.

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Falcons safety Jessie Bates III, #3, breaks up a pass intended for Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, #87, in the fourth quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sept. 22, 2024. (Brett Davis-Imagn Images)

Every sports analyst is trying to figure out why Kelce has not been involved as much in the offense as he has been in previous years. Francesa wondered if his heart is still in it.

"As an organization and as a coach, you would have to question how dedicated Kelce is to the sport right now," Francesa said on his podcast. "He has a lot going on in his life. His life has taken a radical change. 

"You see him in commercials, you see him in photo ops, you see him now very conscious of how he’s dressed … and where the paparazzi are and everything else. It changed his life. And you wonder, where does football and where does football preparation enter into that."

Francesa pointed to Atlanta Falcons safety Jessie Bates III knocking the ball out of Kelce’s hands on a crucial play.

"It is a very fair question when you see safeties strip the ball out of his hands in big spots, when you see listless pattern running from him, when you see him be a non-factor game after game, which is puzzling — but again, how much of that is on him? How