Latest Update:Travis Kelce hilariously reveals what he did

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end opened this week’s episode of his New Heights podcast by addressing his absence from Sunday’s meaningless victory over LA, which he jokingly blamed on the fearsome Chargers safety who famously slammed him into the Arrowhead Stadium turf last season.

‘Did you want to explain to everybody why you elected not to play in the Chargers game?’ Eagles center and Travis’ brother

I mean is it not obvious?’ Travis began. ‘You think I was trying to go out there and get f***ing power bombed by Derwin James again? F*** that? You kidding me? That was a bone-rattling hit, man. I’m trying to keep the blood flow going in this thing.’

But when asked, hypothetically, if he had a $1.25 million contract incentive riding on the game, Travis didn’t hesitate to do a 180: ‘I’d have been out there ruling! Sweating my a** off, out there every single play. You couldn’t take me off the field!’

Of course, the decision to have Kelce sit for the finale was likely influenced by Chiefs head coach Andy Reid. And, with the AFC West already in hand, Kansas City had nothing to play for against Los Angeles – particularly given Travis’ history with James.