Chiefs’ Travis Kelce says Patrick Mahomes needs to work on his ‘awkward’ juke move
Remember that two-point conversion by the Chiefs against the Broncos during a snow game in December?
After making a man miss, quarterback Patrick Mahomes jokingly compared his juke move to Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson.
Few people were laughing, however, in the first quarter of Super Bowl LIV when Mahomes broke free on a third-and-11 play deep in 49ers territory. Mahomes wanted to pick up the first down and didn’t slide. Instead he was hit hard by 49ers safety Jimmy Ward.
Mahomes wasn’t hurt, and actually complemented Ward on the hit.
Teammate Travis Kelce recounted that play during an interview Monday on “The Dan Patrick Show.” It was an example of a “C’mon, Pat, why would you do that?” play, Kelce said.
“I was like, ‘Jesus, Pat! What are we doing?’” Kelce said with a laugh. “’It’s the second quarter. We’re trying to win this thing, man.’ I’ll tell you what, I’ve never seen any football player more uncomfortable in a situation of having to make a one-on-one move on somebody than Patrick Mahomes in space.”
Patrick said it looks like Mahomes has athleticism.
“He can move and he did pull the hezzy out against the Titans on the long touchdown run,” Kelce said. “The hezzy and then the slow spin into the end zone against the Titans. He pulled that out. You’ve got to respect him in that regard. But when he’s coming downhill and when he has a guy coming at him downhill, man, it’s like an awkward, confusing, ‘Should I make a move? Should I jump? Should I slide?’ And then he tries to kind of slide at the end, and then just gets smoked.”
Kelce also talked about how he recently bought a house and how it has helped him during the coronavirus pandemic.
“I’ve got just about a full-on weight room and ability to do just about anything I need at the house,” Kelce said. “It’s been kind of convenient due to the circumstances, but definitely not the way I envisioned using it.”
Kelce said he believes the Chiefs will be able to get back to the practice facility in six weeks.
“Just talking to everybody on the team and the coaches, everyone’s ready to get back after it,” Kelce said. “Pretty motivated.”
Kelce also talked about winning the Super Bowl.
“The excitement, getting through the adversity with the teammates,” he said. “Those are things that I feel like I’ll cherish for the rest of my life. And they certainly aren’t going away any time soon.”
Kelce ended with a message to everyone, whether or not they are football fans.
“Everyone be safe. Everyone take the right safety precautions and safety measures out here,” Kelce said. “Wash your hands and just be appreciative of the situations you have in life, because obviously not everyone is as fortunate as we are right now.”
Here is the interview:
