“Inside The NFL” on CW broadcasted audio footage of players who were wearing microphones during the Chiefs-49ers Super Bowl on Sunday.
Travis Kelce was one of the players who had a microphone on during the game, according to a report from the Daily Mail.
This means that there is a recording of what Kelce said to Andy Reid when he aggressively chest-bumped his coach on the sideline. However, when the moment was shown on Tuesday, the audio of the incident was removed.
Here is a look at the moment:
“Inside The NFL” features footage provided by NFL Films, a production company owned by the league. The show airs the content that the NFL hands over to the producers.
It was the NFL, not CW, that decided to mute the audio recording of Kelce’s outburst.
The league is trying to protect Kelce and doesn’t want this incident involving one of its biggest stars to receive any more attention than it already has.
The audio, which likely contained profanity, would have drawn even more focus to the sideline altercation.
Even Kelce himself admitted that his behavior was “unacceptable.” He appeared unhinged and foolish while screaming and shoving his 65-year-old head coach.
Despite this, there is a possibility that someone within the league office might leak the audio to TMZ or a sports blog.
So be on the lookout for that.
The incident occurred because Reid decided to rest Kelce during the second quarter, and during that play, his backup, Noah Gray, failed to make a block, resulting in a fumble in the red zone.
The Chiefs and Reid might have benched a lesser player for bumping into him, but they needed Kelce, as he was the only reliable receiving option for Patrick Mahomes.
Despite only catching one pass for one yard in the first half, Kelce ended up leading the Super Bowl in receiving yards with nine catches for 93 yards.
Reid mentioned in a press conference on Tuesday that he and Kelce have discussed the incident and that they are on good terms, but he does not expect to be shoved again.
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