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Chiefs’ Travis Kelce pokes fun at people who freaked out about his lack of facial hair

A major controversy at Chiefs training camp on Monday went mostly undetected by reporters.

But when tight end Travis Kelce walked to practice, it was evident that he had shaved his mustache. Having previously removed his beard, Kelce had no facial hair and if that didn’t generate headlines, it did upset fans.

You may be saying to yourself, “Surely it was just a few people who felt the need to share their thoughts on Twitter.”

But this was a trending topic on Twitter:

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Here is a very small selection of what was being said about Kelce and his face:

This hubbub caught the attention of Kelce, who must have been surprised.

But he had a funny response to the people who had taken such an interest in his facial hair:

Kelce’s teammates loved that Twitter post:

This story was originally published August 17, 2021 at 9:43 AM.

Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997.
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