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Travis Kelce’s eight catches are the fewest he’s had through his first three games since he became the Kansas City Chiefs starting tight end. Is it cause for concern? Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes don’t believe so.

Reid and Mahomes came to the defense of the nine-time Pro Bowler while speaking to reporters Wednesday. Both believe Kelce’s slow start is a byproduct of their opponents’ gameplan to contain the tight end

“I know people are saying that he’s old, or whatever, has distractions and all this. The defenses don’t think that,” Reid said of Kelce. “We have another receiver that plays opposite him that has a lot of yards and catches, and that’s how this thing goes. Travis is fine.”

Chiefs’ Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes explain Travis Kelce’s slow start
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Travis Kelce’s eight catches are the fewest he’s had through his first three games since he became the Kansas City Chiefs starting tight end. Is it cause for concern? Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes don’t believe so.

Reid and Mahomes came to the defense of the nine-time Pro Bowler while speaking to reporters Wednesday. Both believe Kelce’s slow start is a byproduct of their opponents’ gameplan to contain the tight end.

“I know people are saying that he’s old, or whatever, has distractions and all this. The defenses don’t think that,” Reid said of Kelce. “We have another receiver that plays opposite him that has a lot of yards and catches, and that’s how this thing goes. Travis is fine.”

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The receiver Reid is referring to is second-year pro Rashee Rice who is off to a stellar start. Rice leads the team with 24 catches, 288 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Entering Week 4, Rice ranks first in the NFL with 24 catches.

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“He’s been more versatile this year. He’s able to run more and more routes, and then the way he’s able to catch the ball and make stuff happen after the catch. He’s a hard guy to tackle,” Mahomes said of Rice. “I think it helps that the speed out there is kind of helping spread out the field for him. And then there’s a lot of attention on Travis. When he’s getting those one-on-one matchups, he’s winning, and that’s, that’s all you can ask for a guy. And he seems like he’s getting better and better each and every week.”

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Rice’s 29 targets more than double Kelce’s 12 targets. But Mahomes said Kelce doesn’t mind. The three-time Super Bowl MVP recalled a play during the second quarter of Kansas City’s 22-17 Week 3 win over the Falcons where three Atlanta defenders where looking at Kelce, so the quarterback threw a short checkdown pass to tight end Noah Gray that resulted in 13 yards and a first down

I feel like I want to get him the ball more,” Mahomes said. “Whereas he’s just like, ‘I just want to win, man. I don’t care. I’ll run these routes and take guys with me so that other guys can get open.’”

Kelce’s production dipped last regular season when he didn’t reach 1,000 receiving yards for the first time since 2015. However, the 34-year-old tight end was vital during Kansas City’s Super Bowl run, tallying a playoff-high 32 receptions, 355 yards and three touchdowns.

I feel like I want to get him the ball more,” Mahomes said. “Whereas he’s just like, ‘I just want to win, man. I don’t care. I’ll run these routes and take guys with me so that other guys can get open.’”

Kelce’s production dipped last regular season when he didn’t reach 1,000 receiving yards for the first time since 2015. However, the 34-year-old tight end was vital during Kansas City’s Super Bowl run, tallying a playoff-high 32 receptions, 355 yards and three touchdowns.

“But as the season goes on, if we continue to show that we’re going to throw it to Rashee (Rice) and we’re going to throw it to these other guys and they are gonna make plays, teams are gonna have to do those one on one match ups, and that’s when Travis will eat.”

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