Jason Kelce opens up on Travis Kelce’s lowest moment and why getting kicked off Cincinnati made him stronger (Instagram)
The transformation became especially clear in 2012, when Travis caught 45 passes for 722 yards and eight touchdowns during his senior season. 63 overall in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft, giving Travis the opportunity that his Cincinnati dismissal had nearly taken away. Travis Kelce ’s path to becoming one of the NFL ’s biggest stars did not begin with a smooth rise through college football. Jason revisited that chapter while speaking with former NFL tight end Greg Olsen on the latest episode of Youth Inc. podcast, where the brothers’ different paths to NFL success came up during a discussion about young athletes dealing with adversity. The decision cost him his scholarship and kept him away from the team for an entire season, leaving the future Chiefs tight end with no clear path back into college football. Jason explained why he now views that moment differently while speaking on Youth Inc. with Greg Olsen.“I think one of the best things that happened for Travis was to get suspended for a year … was him to get kicked off the team. That performance helped put him back on the NFL radar after his career had once looked uncertain. The Chiefs ultimately selected him No.
Before the Super Bowl wins, Pro Bowls and record-setting seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, Kelce had to fight his way back from a painful setback at Cincinnati, and Jason Kelce now believes that difficult period helped shape the player his younger brother eventually became.