{"id":192527,"date":"2024-10-02T13:00:16","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T17:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=192527"},"modified":"2024-10-02T11:07:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T15:07:25","slug":"chiefs-mahomes-kelce-bet-worthy-poll-swift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/10\/02\/chiefs-mahomes-kelce-bet-worthy-poll-swift\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs&#8217; Patrick Mahomes Sends 2-Word Message After Travis Kelce Settles Debt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce had a debt to pay.<\/p>\n<p>Kelce and Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Their alma maters, Cincinnati and Texas Tech met over the college football weekend. Mahomes had <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/09\/27\/chiefs-kelce-mahomes-cincinnati-texas-tech\/\" target=\"_self\">jokingly suggested<\/a> the two bring back their looks from their respective times in college, which Kelce swiftly rejected.\u00a0 But they did have something on the game.<\/p>\n<p>Kelce paid off his debt, donning the head of the Red Raiders\u2019 mascot, the Masked Rider during the live stream of the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nBN91Ny5iG0\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Heights<\/a>\u201d podcast on October 2.<\/p>\n<h2>Patrick Mahomes Sends 2-Word Message After Travis Kelce Settles Debt<\/h2>\n<h3>Chiefs&#8217; Teammates Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce Settle Debt<\/h3>\n<p>\u201c#<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickMahomes\/status\/1841475645487865909\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WreckEm<\/a>,\u201d Mahomes posted on X on October 2, sharing a clip of Kelce after Tech won the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/playbyplay\/_\/gameId\/401636884\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">44-41 affair<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019ve got a great show, but first Trav had to settle a bet with <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickMahomes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@PatrickMahomes<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>NEW EPISODE OUT NOW: <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dVgn2DadOY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/dVgn2DadOY<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bBK7pZQlJA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/bBK7pZQlJA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New Heights (@newheightshow) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/newheightshow\/status\/1841469726125330936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The game was close throughout, knotted at halftime and ending on a missed field goal attempt by the Bearcats. It is light-hearted fun at a time when the Chiefs have several pressing items to sort through this week.<\/p>\n<h3>Chiefs Rookie Gets Shoutout in NFL Player Poll<\/h3>\n<p>Their most glaring question is likely deciding whether or not they have enough talent in-house to replace injured wide receiver Rashee Rice.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Chiefs could have a viable in-house option already.<\/p>\n<p>Rookie first-round pick Xavier Worthy was called a \u201cone-trick\u201d option on the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/10\/01\/chiefs-trade-rice-injury-cooper-higgins-hopkins\/\" target=\"_self\">Scoop City<\/a>\u201d podcast on October 1. But Worthy\u2019s natural abilities could give him a better chance to fill the void left by Rice than any mid-season addition.<\/p>\n<p>A legitimate speedster, Worthy got a shoutout in a poll of players conducted by The Athletic and published on October 2.<\/p>\n<p>Mahomes tied with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/ravens\/\" target=\"_self\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a> QB Lamar Jackson in a poll of who players would take first in a flag football fantasy draft.\u00a0 Worthy fell into the \u201cothers receiving votes\u201d category, but was name-checked by one of the 110 players polled for the piece. Former Chiefs wideout Tyreek Hill, now of the Miami Dolphins, was the top choice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLamar, No. 1. One hundred percent Tyreek Hill and bro from the Chiefs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5791131\/2024\/10\/02\/nfl-player-polls-josh-allen-tyreek-hill-justin-jefferson\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=twhq&amp;source=twitterhq\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the fast cat<\/a>, Xavier Worthy,\u201d the player said, per Mike Jones and The Athletic NFL staff on October 2.<\/p>\n<p>Worthy\u2019s skill set may not be as diverse as it will be when he is an older, more polished player.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs can still get the ball in his hands on screens, handoffs, and the like. They also have possession options on the roster in Kelce, fellow tight end Noah Gray, and receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster.<\/p>\n<h3>Taylor Swift Voted a \u2018Positive\u2019 Presence at Chiefs Games<\/h3>\n<p>Another area the Chiefs popped in the poll was the atmosphere in Arrowhead Stadium on game days. They tied with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/texans\/\" target=\"_self\">Houston Texans<\/a> in percentage of votes earned. But they get a boost thanks to a certain pop icon.<\/p>\n<p>Players voted that Kelce\u2019s girlfriend, Taylor Swift, has been a positive presence at games.<\/p>\n<p>This is mostly notable due to the conversations around his production after an offseason featuring more off-the-field commitments than in past years for the All-Pro tight end.<\/p>\n<p>It was not a 100% vote, of course. There was mixed commentary in the poll, ranging from some players urging the broadcast stations to \u201cfind a balance\u201d with showing Swift on camera while another player did not care either way.<\/p>\n<p>Arrowhead also drew criticism for its locker rooms.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Chiefs\u2019 home was voted to have the second-best playing surface in the entire league.<\/p>\n<p>It tied with SoFi Stadium, home of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/chargers\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/rams\/\" target=\"_self\">Rams<\/a>. Both ranked behind only Levi Stadium, where the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/49ers\/\" target=\"_self\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a> play. The Chiefs\u2019 facilities also caught flack in a poll conducted by the NFLPA earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo: Denny Medley-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travis Kelce has paid off his debt to Chiefs teammate Patrick Mahomes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2879,"featured_media":192532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[7811,1576,32792,339,32377],"class_list":["post-192527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chiefs","tag-chiefs-featured","tag-patrick-mahomes","tag-taylor-swift","tag-travis-kelce","tag-xavier-worthy"],"modified_by":"Josh Buckhalter","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2879"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192527\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/192532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=192527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=192527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}