NFL Rumors: Kelce Not Demanding Touches

NFL – Kansas Metropolis Chiefs megastar Travis Kelce hasn’t approached his coaches about extra looks in the passing sport amid a lackluster originate to the 2024 NFL season, in accordance with NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

“In the meantime, sources say Kelce has told the Chiefs coaches to keep it rolling with the players getting touches, rather than demanding the ball,” Rapoport reported Sunday. “He’s confident enough in the product he puts on the field and knows this is what the team needs. The team feeds off his energy.”

Although three video games, Kelce has eight receptions for 69 yards, numbers that set up him on pace to delight in his worst season ever — other than for his rookie marketing campaign when a knee damage tiny him to at least one appearance.

Rapoport reported the nine-time Pro Bowler continues to web blanketed by opposing secondaries, which is contributed to his low output up to now.

Kelce’s performance confirmed some signs of decline last 300 and sixty five days in contrast with old seasons. He accomplished with 93 receptions, 984 yards and 5 touchdowns in 16 video games. This became the first time since 2015 he didn’t hit the 1,000 yard impress, and his 10.6 yards per reception became practically two fats yards worse than his profession life like (12.5).

It looks Kelce became saving plenty of his energy for the postseason. He had extra than 70 yards in every of Kansas Metropolis’s four playoff video games, at the side of 209 between the AFC Championship Recreation and Spacious Bowl. He handiest had one three-sport trip with that many yards all over the unprecedented season.

After going seven straight video games and not utilizing a landing win, Kelce had a entire of three touchdowns between the AFC Divisional Spherical and AFC Championship Recreation.

Patrick Mahomes focused Kelce 11 cases against the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC title sport. He caught all 11 passes for 116 yards and one landing.

The Chiefs took steps to present a boost to their stable of pass-catchers spherical Mahomes to design shut among the important stress off Kelce this season. They signed Marquise Brown and chosen Xavier Noteworthy in the first spherical of the 2024 NFL draft.

Sadly for Kansas Metropolis, a collarbone damage has refrained from Brown from suiting up up to now. Rashee Rice has instead emerged as Mahomes’ approved target up to now. His 24 catches and 288 receiving yards are every three cases higher than the following closest participant.

The Chiefs are off to a 3-0 originate regardless of neither Mahomes nor Kelce playing up to their traditional level. Esteem last 300 and sixty five days, they would wind up rounding into web as the season unfolds and proper in time for the playoffs.

 » …Source: Bleacher Epic