The Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens are facing off in the AFC Championship today with the winner advancing to the Super Bowl. With the game being at such a high magnitude, players are ready to give it their all on the field to advance, which could lead to some trash-talking between the two teams. A video has surfaced of quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce getting into a heated exchange in pregame warmups with Ravens kicker Justin Tucker just before the game kicks off.
Kansas City Chiefs Stars Get Into Heated Exchange With Justin Tucker
In the warmups before the game, Mahomes and Kelce were practicing their throws and catches, and Tucker was right in the middle of their warmup stretching just feet away from where Mahomes was throwing. Kelce and Mahomes did not appreciate this and took matters into their own hands, throwing Tucker’s footballs and helmet to the side and telling him to move out of the way, which the kicker did not appreciate.
Kelce tossing all of Justin Tucker’s stuff 😂
(via: @JamesPalmerTV)
pic.twitter.com/VUzEgdJS3J— JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) January 28, 2024
In the video, the star tight end took Tucker’s stuff and threw it to the side, t,o try and make him move out of the way of their warmups. However, Tucker did not move and continued to stretch in the way of Mahomes, causing the two to get annoyed with the kicker.
Patrick Mahomes Takes Matters Into His Own Hands
Since the kicker did not move out of the way immediately, Mahomes began to take into his own hands and started to knock over Tucker’s kicking holder, which Tucker seemed to not appreciate from the star quarterback.
Now #Chiefs Patrick Mahomes keeps knocking over #Ravens Justin Tucker’s holder 💀🤣
(h/t @JessePalmerTV)pic.twitter.com/Wzwp7SsCq8 https://t.co/I5uiUu50Fv
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 28, 2024
Who Was In The Wrong?
Mahomes kicked the tee out of the way while Tucker began to stretch, which he seemed to not appreciate, which led to the two exchanging words with each other. While no one knows what was said, it is assumed that the two were not happy with each other’s actions and seemed to be trying to get into each other’s heads before kickoff. The two teams square off at three o’clock EST, in what is promised to be a great matchup. Do you think Mahomes and Kelce were in the wrong for throwing the kicker’s things, or was Tucker in the wrong for being in the way of their warmups?
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11 Comments
I’m thinking Tucker, a University of Texas alum wanted to taunt or at least irritate Mahomes, a Texas Tech alum.
TUCKER was in the wrong. Each team had a sideline for warm-ups. TUCKER was on the CHIEFS SIDE. idiot.
Why are you calling him a idiot its his home field he can strech where ever. Were so sorry princess mahomes needs space to throw
WTF was Tucker doing in the middle of the Chiefs end of the field?
First off let’s remember it’s in Baltimore not Kansas City ppl can take it how they want you don’t really see who was where first and further more the kicker only has a cpl places he can practice his kicks and get warmed up the could’ve played catch with each other anywhere! It was very disrespectful to toss his stuff and all that they didn’t ask him to move or anything just decided to take over they feel entitled and just like the refs ppl give them what they want
I say Mahomes and Travis were wrong. They were acting like a pair of spoiled brats.
As long as the Chief’s kicker is allowed to interfere with the Raven’s quarterback, then it’s fair. It cancels out.
Tucker acts like dick head kellce could brea k s is back
It’s a big playing field. I’m sure KC could have moved over a little and there would be room for all three of them.
It wasn’t heated. Tucker knew he was wrong he was even smiling and laughing. But like everything else they want to blow it up. Even Travis said it wasn’t heated
Blown way out of proportion. It was a good game. Lamar wasn’t his best, but he’ll be more dangerous next year with this playoff experience under his belt.