'Mama Kelce' reminds Travis in front of Taylor Swift not to repeat what almost ruined his sports career: "No grenades"
Kelce will feature in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, the scene of the lowest point of his career, as his mother reminded him.
The Kansas City Chiefs are being hotly tipped to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles to win their third consecutive Super Bowl, but Travis Kelce has been warned against celebrating too hard (before or after the game) by his mother, who had no shame calling out her son in front of his pop star girlfriend Taylor Swift.
After Kansas City defeated the Buffalo Bills to clinch the AFC Championship and a place in the Super Bowl, the couple was heard talking about going to New Orleans, where Super Bowl LIX will be held, with the tight end’s mother, Donna.
travis, taylor & donna talking about new orleans 🙂↔️ pic.twitter.com/FCgo6KGXRe
— kaia! (@kaiamal13) January 27, 2025
“Take me back to my old New Orleans home. I owe New Orleans a little something…,” Kelce expressed.
What happened to Travis Kelce in New Orleans?
The 35-year-old is thought to have been referencing an incident which took place on the eve of the 2010 Sugar Bowl, which cost Kelce the chance of playing for the Cincinnati Bearcats against the Florida Gators in New Orleans.
The Chiefs star’s football career was thrown into jeopardy after he tested positive for marijuana, which resulted in him being suspended for the entirety of the 2010 season. “I was down in New Orleans, listening to Lil Wayne, and I wanted to smoke what he was smoking,” the NFL star told Vanity Fair in 2023.
Mama Kelce’s Super Bowl warning for Kelce
Kelce’s mother warned her son not to risk falling into the same trap with the Super Bowl trip. Kelce is clearly a changed man these days, however, promising to steer clear of any Hand Grenades (a cocktail exclusive to five nightclub bars in New Orleans’ French Quarter).
“I won’t be having as much fun as I did before,” Travis said, to which his mother responded, “No, you won’t!”
“No grenades,” the tight end conceded.
We’ll find out whether Kelce and Swift are celebrating or commiserating in The Big Easy on February 9. Just not until after the game is over.
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