![]() ![]() Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) carries the ball during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday, Oct. That would be slighting those who came before him: Ozzie Newsome, Dave Casper and Keith Jackson in the day, and Tony Gonzalez, Jason Witten and Rob Gronkowski in more recent years. ![]() It might be a stretch to say that Kelce, who along with the Chiefs play the Raiders on Monday night, has revolutionized the tight end position. He is once again tops among NFL tight ends, too, with 26 catches for 322 yards and three touchdowns. And he’s smart about how he blocks, how he can pin guys and get us in the right position. He knows how to use other people and other parts of the concept to get himself open. “He’s just smarter as a player,” Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said. You’ll see him slowly going in motion, or quickly moving across the formation, setting defenders up even before the snap and giving him just that extra bit of space to allow him to continually make plays. Yet what he has lost in athleticism Kelce has made up for in experience. Kelce turned 33 this week, though, and those days are slowly slipping away. (AP) - There was a time in Travis Kelce’s career that the Kansas City Chiefs tight end could simply line up against a linebacker, or even a safety, and know that his speed and agility would be able to get him open downfield.
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