Travis Kelce shares thoughts on Chiefs taking America’s Team title from Dallas
When the NFL schedule was released last week and the Chiefs were given an historic slate of games, some pundits said a change had taken place in the league.
The Chiefs are now America’s Team, stripping that title from the Dallas Cowboys.
“When you look at what the Chiefs have done and you look at the global brand recognition, it’s really hard not to say right now that the Kansas City Chiefs are now the new America’s Team,” former Chiefs quarterback Chase Daniel said on Fox’s “The Facility.” “And maybe it’s not by much, but I think they have overtaken them.”
A similar discussion took place on “First Things First,” while CBS Sports previously has written about the Chiefs being America’s Team. Others disagree, of course, and the topic found its way to the latest episode of the New Heights podcast.
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce’s take: He couldn’t care less.
“Yeah, so I’m kind of out on just the whole America’s Team deal,” Kelce said in the new episode that was released Wednesday. “I don’t give a (care) about that (talk). I want to be in Kansas City. I want to be the Chiefs. That’s all I want to be. I’m gonna be the big bad Chiefs. Come join if you want.
“But America’s team? The ‘Boys can have that if they want it.”
The discussion began when the Kelce brothers talked about the fan who had his massive Cowboys tattoo changed to the Chiefs in a viral video.
“We’ll treat you right over in Chiefs Kingdom,” Travis Kelce said. “We’ll make it so you will never have to cover up that Chiefs logo, dude.”
