Travis Kelce's offseason exploits may be affecting on-field performance, NFL analyst says

Former NFL star Rob Gronkowski talked to Fox News Digital about the Kelce brothers reaching a major deal for their podcast.

Todd McShay, a former NFL Draft analyst for ESPN, didn’t mince words when he assessed Travis Kelce’s performance over the first three weeks of the season.

While Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes defended Kelce’s slow start and pointed to other defenses being prepared for Kelce, Awful Announcing noted that McShay said Kelce’s off-field exploits are wearing on him.

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Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce warms up for the Cincinnati Bengals game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 15, 2024. (Denny Medley-Imagn Images)

"So, I don’t understand this, and maybe it’s a political thing, maybe it’s like the NFL, and maybe I’m gonna wind up getting a phone call from the league office. Maybe it’s Taylor Swift, I don’t know," McShay said on "The Ryne Russilo Podcast." "But like when you’re staring at something so obvious… Cris Collinsworth is, honest to God, my favorite analyst out there to watch; most respected analyst, I think, in football for anyone that has half a brain…

"Every show I watch, every pregame show, halftime show, postgame show, weekday show, every broadcast I watch for the last few weeks, it’s like, are we not allowed to say that he’s out of shape? That he’s been partying all offseason? He’s been jet-setting around with the most famous person, probably in the entire world. That he’s drinking… going to the U.S. Open, he’s got cocktails in…"

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce reacts after a first down against the Baltimore Ravens at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, on Sept. 5, 2024. (Jay