Sports radio host Mike Francesa has questioned how dedicated Travis Kelce is to football while he’s ‘prancing around the globe’ with girlfriend Taylor Swift.
Kelce’s future in the NFL is under the spotlight following his latest below-par display for the Kansas City Chiefs in their win at the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night.
After Swift missed one of his games for the first time this season, the Chiefs tight end failed to make an impact on proceedings once again, registering just four catches for 30 yards at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
NFL analysts and fans are adamant that he is now hurtling towards retirement at the age of 34, including Francesa.
During the latest instalment of his ‘Mike Francesa Podcast’, the American radio figure doubted Kelce’s dedication to football amid his romance with Swift, describing his life dating the popstar as one big ‘photo op’.
Travis Kelce’s dedication to football has been questioned amid his romance with Taylor Swift
‘As an organization and as a coach, you would have to question how dedicated Kelce is to the sport right now,’ Francesa said. ‘He has a lot going on in his life. His life has taken a radical change.
‘You see him in commercials, you see him in photo ops, you see him now very conscious of how he’s dressed… and where the paparazzi are and everything else.
‘It changed his life. And you wonder, where does football and where does football preparation enter into that?’
He later added: ‘Clearly at this stage of his career, you wonder where he is in his dedication, in his preparation, because his performance has fallen off dramatically. And it’s not just, “oh the Chiefs are going away from Kelce.” It’s more than that.
‘It’s extremely human. His life has changed. He’s now prancing around the globe with one of the most famous people in the world. His life is a photo op.’
