{"id":206518,"date":"2024-12-26T17:15:33","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T22:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=206518"},"modified":"2024-12-26T17:11:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T22:11:46","slug":"daniel-message-warning-kelce-gonzalez-worthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/12\/26\/daniel-message-warning-kelce-gonzalez-worthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Chiefs QB Sends Clear Message in Warning About Travis Kelce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs looked dominant against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/steelers\/\" target=\"_self\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a>, and the game featured a star-level performance from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/10\/02\/chiefs-mahomes-kelce-bet-worthy-poll-swift\/\" target=\"_self\">Travis Kelce<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kelce turned some heads with his outing.<\/p>\n<p>The nine-time Pro Bowler, four-time All-Pro, and three-time champion, Kelce, finished the contest with 84 yards and 1 touchdown on eight receptions. Former teammate and Chiefs QB <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/09\/30\/fantasy-football-week-5-quarterback-waiver-wire-streams-jacoby-brissett-chase-daniel\/\" target=\"_self\">Chase Daniel<\/a> believes that is a good sign for the team moving forward.<\/p>\n<h2>Chase Daniel Sends Warning About Chiefs TE Travis Kelce<\/h2>\n<h3>Travis Kelce Chiefs&#8217; &#8216;Secret Weapon&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>Daniel highlighted Kelce\u2019s big day and TD reception from the win over the Steelers to highlight the tight end\u2019s improvisational skills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t let Travis Kelce get hot for the Chiefs as they enter the playoffs\u2026.,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChaseDaniel\/status\/1872311204489904396\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daniel posted<\/a> on X on December 26. \u201cKelce was their secret weapon last year when it mattered the most &amp; he\u2019s doing it so many different ways this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Don\u2019t let Travis Kelce get hot for the Chiefs as they enter the playoffs\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>Kelce was their secret weapon last year when it mattered the most &amp; he\u2019s doing it so many different ways this year.<\/p>\n<p>2 play breakdown on the BEST TE of all time\u2935\ufe0f <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g2vk9d3VSA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/g2vk9d3VSA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chase Daniel (@ChaseDaniel) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChaseDaniel\/status\/1872311204489904396?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Travis Kelsey is their secret weapon,\u201d Daniel said on \u201cThe Facility\u201d on December 26. \u201cYou&#8217;re like, \u2018Chase, he&#8217;s one of the greatest tight ends of all time. Secret weapon?\u2019 Yeah. Do you remember last year, guys, when he got started in the playoffs? 3 receiving touchdowns, 32 catches in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTravis Kelsey&#8217;s their secret weapon 11 targets yesterday. That&#8217;s why, he&#8217;s ramping up, and no one can beat the Chiefs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The performance snapped a three-game, sub-50-yard streak for Kelce.<\/p>\n<p>It was his sixth time with at least 10 targets in a single game and his fifth time recording eight or more receptions in a contest this season. Kelce is still on track for his fewest receiving yards per game since his second season in the NFL.<\/p>\n<h3>Travis Kelce Passes Tony Gonzalez to Make Chiefs History<\/h3>\n<p>That touchdown grab gave Kelce another piece of Chiefs franchise history. He is also the club\u2019s all-time leader in receptions and receiving yards, dethroning Chiefs legend and former fellow tight end <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/08\/03\/tony-gonzalez-hall-of-fame\/\" target=\"_self\">Tony Gonzalez<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN\u2019s Pat McAfee praised Kelce during the \u201cPat McAfee Show,\u201d highlighting the changing of the guard.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Travis Kelce surpassed Tony Gonzalez for the most TD receptions in Kansas City Chiefs history..<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tkelce?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@tkelce<\/a> \ud83d\udc4f <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PMSLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#PMSLive<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AnRvdXi40v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/AnRvdXi40v<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0Z2JxGQZKx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/0Z2JxGQZKx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatMcAfeeShow\/status\/1872330083165413707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kelce notably celebrated the touchdown by doing Gonzalez\u2019s signature dunk, a nod to his basketball-playing days in college at Cal. Kelce also became the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatMcAfeeShow\/status\/1872330083165413707\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">record-holder<\/a> for most consecutive seasons with at least 90 catches (seven and counting).<\/p>\n<p>He has 97 grabs, 823 yards, and 3 TDs through 16 games.<\/p>\n<h3>Xavier Worthy Gets Shoutout After Big Game vs Steelers<\/h3>\n<p>Kelce was not the only Chiefs player to receive praise in the segment. Former <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/raiders\/\" target=\"_self\">Las Vegas (then-Oakland) Raiders<\/a> wide receiver James Jones gave rookie wide receiver <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/07\/17\/chiefs-worthy-reacts-mahomes-message-training-camp\/\" target=\"_self\">Xavier Worthy<\/a> his flowers as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou see that boy, Xavier Worthy, on that deep over route?\u201d Jones asked his fellow hosts. \u201cHe was rolling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Worthy now has the fifth-most receptions by a wideout in the NFL this season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Xavier Worthy gets the Christmas scoring started \u203c\ufe0f<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KCvsPIT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#KCvsPIT<\/a> on <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Netflix<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MzEGMz0p4K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/MzEGMz0p4K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1871982817116078429?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs turned heads when they were able to land him, with the rookie bringing an element of speed back to the offense it has not had consistently since <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/09\/17\/dolphins-hill-message-chiefs-hunt-pacheco-steele-perine\/\" target=\"_self\">Tyreek Hill<\/a> was traded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/dolphins\/\" target=\"_self\">Miami Dolphins<\/a>. With Worthy in the mix, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/08\/11\/chiefs-brown-message-injury-dolphins-hill-jaguars\/\" target=\"_self\">Hollywood Brown<\/a> showing well, the Chiefs are potent and looking like a team \u2013 if not the team \u2013 to beat in the postseason once again.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo: Barry Reeger-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chiefs TE had a big day in Week 16.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2879,"featured_media":206519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_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":[249,7811,7326,339,32377],"class_list":["post-206518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chiefs","tag-chase-daniel","tag-chiefs-featured","tag-kansas-city-chiefs-roster","tag-travis-kelce","tag-xavier-worthy"],"modified_by":"Josh Buckhalter","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206518","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=206518"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":206528,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206518\/revisions\/206528"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}