Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is known as an easy-going, fun-loving kind of guy, but when someone gets under his skin, he can be a bear to deal with.
Just ask Barstool Sports podcaster Billy Football.
The Barstool host recently admitted during an appearance on “Audiocraic” that he once accused Kelce of running softly and not running defenders over during his games. Billy claims Kelce held onto that criticism and later confronted him about it face-to-face one night while both were at a Nashville bar.
“Travis Kelce tried to fight me in Nashville. This was before the whole Taylor thing even happened. Basically, I was talking s— on a podcast, and it’s very well-recorded of me being like, ‘Travis Kelce runs soft.’
“He was in the bar and he was like, ‘Yo dude, I can’t believe you think I’m a f— [expletive]. F— you.’ I’m just standing right next to him and it’s one of those keyboard warrior moments, and I’m like yup. If he had tried to clock me, I already had this thought — I wouldn’t have tried to sue.”
It wasn’t the first time the two addressed the incident in person.
Last June while Kelce was filming some content for Barstool, some of Billy’s colleagues called him out on his disparaging remarks and demanded he own up to it to Kelce’s face.
Billy admitted he had been critical of the All-Pro tight end and expressed his concern about his route running in a much softer tone.
“Huge fan of your route running, still truth, I just think you could be a little more… you could end a couple of those and run someone over, be a little more physical, crafty,” Billy stated. “I think you could run someone over. I think it’s because you can, but you don’t.”
Kelce appeared to take his remarks in stride, admitting there’s times he turns on his film, watches himself and agrees he ran some soft routes. However, he also pushed back, saying there’s times where he “sticks his face in the fan” and punishes certain defenders.
It’s not known if there’s still bad blood between Kelce and Billy, but one would assume if the former said his peace that he’s since let his hostility go.
