One week removed from his epic Super Bowl win, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce added another award to his rather large collection. But he wasn’t too happy to receive it.
Travis Kelce won an award
Per People’s website, Kelce won Athlete of the Year for the 2024 People’s Choice awards on Sunday night. Kelce was nominated along with Coco Gauff, Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James, Lionel Messi, Sabrina Ionescu, Simone Biles, and Stephen Curry.
The Kansas City Chiefs star TE didn’t want it
Kelce was the only NFL player nominated for the award. And he easily beat out his competition. Per Jaclyn Hendricks with the New York Post, Kelce said on his “New Heights” podcast the nomination was nonsensical:
Travis Kelce offered a two-word response to his 2023 People’s Choice Awards nomination for Athlete of the Year.
“F–king nonsense,” the Chiefs tight end said on Wednesday’s episode of the “New Heights” podcast, which he co-hosts with older brother and Eagles center, Jason Kelce.
“What did I do to get Athlete of the Year? I did ‘SNL’ (Saturday Night Live).”
The Taylor Swift effect
It’s not hard to understand why Kelce won the award. He received the Taylor Swift bump as her boyfriend. Swift won four People’s Choice awards on Sunday night.
Kelce might have an attitude, and he might have made comments that should have turned voters away. But Swifties will still cheer him on as long as they’re still together.
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