For Pete's Sake

Titans player mocked Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce as he argued with officials

It wasn’t until the opening drive of the third quarter of Sunday’s game against Tennessee that the Chiefs finally got a little momentum on offense.

But the drive ended with Patrick Mahomes overthrowing tight end Travis Kelce on a third-down play in Titans territory, so the Chiefs had to settle for a field goal.

After the ball sailed over his head, Kelce was furious at what he seemed to believe was a missed holding call on the Titans.

As Kelce argued with an official, Tennessee linebacker David Long Jr. was behind Kelce, mocking him.

And it was on National Tight Ends day, to boot.

The officials could have thrown a flag on Long for taunting on the play. We’ve certainly seen worst taunting calls this season.

This story was originally published October 24, 2021 at 2:26 PM.

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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