Travis Kelce showed off his Hollywood acting skills by producing a hilarious Patrick Mahomes impression on the sidelines of Saturday’s Kansas City Chiefs game.
Both Kelce and Mahomes had earlier gone viral for the quarterback’s incredible behind-the-back pass to his friend and teammate, during the preseason outing against the Detroit Lions.
While many thought it was straight out of the Andy Reid playbook, Mahomes then revealed after the game that he was ‘p*ssed’ at Kelce, and only threw the pass because the tight end had run the wrong route.
In the act of fairness, Kelce was then given the right to reply – and he responded by pulling out a hilarious Kermit the Frog-style impression of Mahomes.
‘It wasn’t a play? Nah, it was a play… it was a first down,’ Kelce responded during his live TV interview when asked about the viral moment, before explaining why he may have misheard his quarterback
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Travis Kelce performed a hilarious Patrick Mahomes impression live on TV on Saturday
.@tkelce gives his side of the story and roasts @PatrickMahomes voice while he's at it
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‘You know he’s got the voice thing, so he kind of mumbles,’ he joked, producing a hilarious noise that sounded uncannily like something out of The Muppets.
‘So he kind of mumbled out the play and I couldn’t hear it, I was walking up to the line trying to decipher what he was saying, and before I knew it he snapped the ball.’
As you might expect, social media was immediately sent into overdrive, as one fan commented: ‘No way Kelce just called Mahomes Kermit the Frog!’
Another added: ‘Tight end, backup dancer at the Eras Tour, Mahomes impression. Travis Kelce can do it all.’
Just minutes earlier, Mahomes had been questioned on the reason for the play, explaining: ‘Travis didn’t run the route he was supposed to run. I was mad, I was p*ssed off at Travis.
‘Out of spite, I threw a behind-the-back pass. But now it’s going to be a highlight!’
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Kelce (left) and Mahomes (back) go on regular double-dates with their famous other halves
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Kelce high-fives his adoring fans after the game against the Detroit Lions at Arrowhead
Mahomes and Kelce are very close friends, and have perhaps got even closer in the past year amid the latter’s relationship with Taylor Swift.
The duo regularly double-date with Brittany and Taylor, and the quarterback’s wife has welcomed the singer into the Chiefs family at multiple games throughout 2023 and 2024.
As the 2024 season hurtles into view, there has been plenty of speculation over how many games Swift will attend this season.
First up, the Chiefs face the Ravens on September 5 – which just so happens to coincide with a break for the popstar on her sold-out worldwide Eras Tour.
