Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker is making it transparent the place he stands with Travis Kelce after their aggravating pregame interplay went viral.
Tucker, 34, used to be warming up earlier than the Sunday, January 28, AFC Championship recreation when Kelce, 34, threw his helmet off the sector to make method for his teammate Patrick Mahomes.
“I saw Patrick there trying to warm up and get some dropbacks, so he asked me while I was on the ground if I could move my helmet,” Tucker defined to journalists in a video shared by way of X on Monday, January 29. “So, I happily got up and I moved my helmet out of the way, at least I thought it was enough out of the way. And then, Travis comes over and he just kicks my stuff and he throws my helmet, and I thought it was all just some gamesmanship, all in good fun, but they seemed to be taking it a little bit more seriously.”
Tucker mentioned he’s “willing to let it all go,” clarifying that he’s been warming up the similar method ever since he joined the NFL in 2012. “It’s not like I’m out there trying to be problematic. I’m just trying to get ready for the football game just like they are,” he said.
The athlete defined that “each team’s kicker goes to the other team’s designated warm-up area on the field,” including that he’s “never really had a problem with anybody” earlier than his incident with Kelce and Mahomes, 28. “That’s just kind of the way that we’ve always done it and the way that kickers around the league have always done it,” he added.
In ESPN’s TikTok clip of the pregame interplay, Tucker seemed to say one thing indiscernible to Kelce earlier than readjusting his tools. Tucker didn’t elaborate on what used to be mentioned.
Travis Kelce advised Justin Tucker he had to transfer as a result of their QB Patrick Mahomes needed to heat up. So Kelce kicked his ball away and threw his helmet. 😂 %.twitter.com/pFF0DC1yA7
— James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) January 28, 2024
The pregame run-in gained blended reactions from enthusiasts on-line. “Why did he have his stuff right on the goal-line? If he’s truly warming up wouldn’t he be further out on the 15 so he’s at least practicing extra points?” one fan wrote by way of X on Tuesday, January 30. “I think Tucker is a good dude but I don’t buy [that] he was just innocently stretching right in the middle of them.”
Every other X person, in the meantime, known as Tucker “one of the classiest people” and praised him for his “great explanation” of his warm-up rituals. A 3rd fan wasn’t within the drama, writing, “I don’t think it’s that deep for either side … I get both sides of it and well it’s over now and that’s that 😂.”
Kelce and the Kansas Town Chiefs in the end emerged from the sport victorious on Sunday, defeating the Ravens 17-10. They are going to play towards the San Francisco 49ers in Tremendous Bowl LVII on February 11.
After his workforce’s large win, Travis used to be noticed celebrating at the box along with his oldsters, Donna and Ed Kelce, at the side of his brother, Jason Kelce, and his female friend, Taylor Swift. The couple, who've been relationship since summer season 2023, shared a candy kiss on digicam.
The Grammy winner, 34, watched proudly as Travis authorized the AFC Championship trophy on degree. “You gotta fight for your right to party!” Travis exclaimed, quoting lyrics from the Beastie Boys’ hit “Fight For Your Right.” He added: “Believe it, baby! We’re going to Las Vegas, Nevada! Gonna get us another one!” (The Chiefs up to now beat the Philadelphia Eagles and the 49ers on the 2023 and 2020 Tremendous Bowls, respectively.)