Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce was unhappy with one of the (many) controversies surrounding Shedeur Sanders at the 2025 NFL Draft.
The biggest storyline of last week’s draft in Green Bay was Sanders’ stunning fall. Widely projected as a top-10 pick, Sanders inexplicably fell out of the first four rounds before the Cleveland Browns finally used the No. 144 selection on the Colorado product.
In the weeks leading up to the draft, multiple anonymous NFL coaches and executives criticized Shedeur Sanders’ character and performance in team interviews. It’s also been suggested that teams passed on Sanders because they didn’t want to deal with the media attention that would follow.
On the latest episode of the “New Heights” podcast that he co-hosts with older brother Jason, Travis Kelce lit into the anonymous person who gave a scathing take on Deion Sanders’ son:
“I think whoever’s the f–king anonymous person that’s f–king saying this should f–king come out and say who they were. Like, what the f–k is that about? Like, if you’re going to f–king leak that type of s–t, f–king be the one that says, ‘Yeah, it just didn’t go well for us.’ Don’t f–king say we’re anonymous, ya know? That’s so f–king lame. I just feel like there’s no validity to it.”
Like Deion during his playing days, Shedeur has made it clear that he loves the spotlight and media attention. There have also been reports about how Deion will try to get involved in how Shedeur is coached at the NFL level, and that the HC of the team that landed Shedeur would have to deal with rumors about being replaced by “Coach Prime.”
Travis Kelce Enters, Perhaps, His Final NFL Season
There was speculation that Travis Kelce would retire after the Chiefs’ ugly loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 59, but the 35-year-old decided to return for at least another year.
Kelce has nothing to prove at this phase of his career, with three Super Bowl championships and a guaranteed spot in the Hall of Fame. If Kansas City ends up winning a fourth straight Super Bowl, however, it might be too difficult for Kelce to pass on the opportunity to go out as a champion.
