Mike Francesa questions Travis Kelces Chiefs dedication amid early slump: His life is a photo op

Mike Francesa said it would be “silly” for the Chiefs and head coach Andy Reid to not question Travis Kelce’s dedication to football while he’s “prancing around the globe” with his girlfriend Taylor Swift.During the latest installment of the “Mike Francesa Podcast,” the host discussed how the Chiefs tight end’s performance has dramatically fallen off, and suggested he may be distracted by fame in his 12th NFL season.

“As an organization and as a coach, you would have to question how dedicated Kelce is to the sport right now,” Francesa said.“He has a lot going on in his life.

His life has taken a radical change.You see him in commercials, you see him in photo ops, you see him now very conscious of how he’s dressed… and where the paparazzi are and everything else.

“It changed his life.And you wonder, where does football and where does football preparation enter into that.” Kelce and Swift, both 34, started dating last summer, and went public with their relationship when they stepped out together holding hands in New York City in October.

Since then, Kelce has starred in a number of commercials and landed television gigs, as well as the cover of WSJ.Magazine.

He’s set to host the forthcoming series “Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity?” on Amazon.But Kelce hasn’t been as successful on the field to start the 2024 NFL season.

He now has eight catches for 69 yards and zero touchdowns heading into Week 4.“When you see safeties strip the ball out of his hands in big spots, when you see listless pattern running from him, when you see him be a non-factor game after game, which is puzzling — but again, how much of that is on him?” Francesa said.

“How much of that is on his preparation and dedication? And it is fair to bring that full circle and to mention that?” “… Clearly at this stage of his career, you wonder where he is in his dedication, in his preparation, because his performance has fallen off dramatically.A...