Kansas City Chief head coach Andy Reid benched Travis Kelce ahead of tonight’s regular season finale.
The team already clinched the 2023 AFC West division title after defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 25-17 on New Year’s Eve. So tonight’s matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers is nothing more than a formality.
The “coach’s decision” to pull Kelce is supposed to be to make sure he doesn’t get injured before the NFL playoffs. But that pick ends Kelce’s eight-year 1,000-yard streak. As of tonight, the tight end has only managed 984 yards.
Next weekend, the Chiefs will play a home game against the No. 6 team during the wild card round of the playoffs. At this time, the team that occupies that position has not been determined.
Chiefs fans want Travis Kelce to get his last 16 yards
While most Chief fans are at peace with the fact that the star players will watch tonight’s game from the sidelines, they hate that he couldn’t make up his final 16 yards in order to maintain his 1,000-yard streak.
Imagine not letting him go 16 yards before benching him 🤯
— Cassandra (@Cassy_Mae) January 7, 2024
“Imagine not letting him go 16 yards before benching him,” one person commented on the team’s announcement.
“THE STREAK IS OVER NOOOOO,” another person lamented.
However, some people praised the decision. They believe that the streak is nothing compared to a possible victory in the Super Bowl, so they openly support the election.
“Good decision,” someone wrote. “There is no reason to play him and risk injury for a statistic that means nothing. He is already the best receiving tight end of all time.”
Good decision. There’s no reason to play him and risk injury for a stat that means nothing. He is already the best receiving tight end of all time.
—Andrew Kalman (@andrew_kalman) January 7, 2024
“Good call,” another fan added. “I need the great friend. Let him rest. He is old and slow. He lost his loot and went down. Come on bosses?
The Kansas City Chiefs currently sit comfortably as the third seed, meaning they can breathe easy during Week 18. Because of that, Coach Reid has benched several other star players, including Patrick Mahomes.
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