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“I Never Ran a Slant Like That Ever Again”: Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce Remembers His Brutal Welcome to the League as NFL Fans Ask For Proof

Published 07/15/2022, 10:04 AM EDT

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Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce is among the top 5 tight ends, according to ESPN. Kelce has completed his nine seasons in the NFL, all with Kansas City Chiefs. The Chief’s reliability on Kelce has also increased, as their Star WR, Tyreek Hill, won’t be on their side. 

Kelce had struggled a lot to reach the position where he is today. Recently, former Chiefs linebacker Bernard Pollard shared a video of one of his college games when he used to play for Purdue University.

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In the video, Pollard gave a strong hit and knocked down a player from the opposition. He captioned the video, “I get to sit back and watch some of the stuff I use to do.”

After watching the video, Kelce remembered his first game when Pollard welcomed him with the same hit. Kelcy Wrote, “You welcomed me into the league with one of these hits my first game man.”

The conversation continued, and Pollard told Kelce the hit he gave him during the game had helped him to become one of the greatest TE in the league.

Kelcy must have had a serious effect from the hit, as he claims he allowed no one to knock him down like that ever again.

After seeing the tweets from Kelcy, NFL fans gave some of the best reactions. 

NFL world reacts to the tweets of Travis Kelce and Bernard Pollard

A fan could not believe what Kelcy said was true, so he asked for proof. 

Some fans remembered the hit Pollard gave to Tom Brady in 2008, and it injured Brady with a torn ACL.

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Well, here is the proof. This fan claims to have watched the action live.

Some fans praised Travis Kelce for being the greatest TE in the league, and some praised the destructive skills Pollard had. 

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Former linebacker Pollard was nicknamed ‘Patriots Killer’ during his nine-season play with Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens, and Tennessee Titans. 

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Pollard destroyed Tom Brady’s knee in 2008, and the following year, Wes Walker had to leave injured from the football field. In 2011, when Pollard was with the Ravens, he took out Rob Gronkowski in the playoffs and a couple of years later knocked down running back Stevan Ridley in the postseason.

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Aniket Srivastava is an NFL Writer at EssentiallySports. Having completed his Bachelor's in Architecture, he gained experience working under a few architects, until his love for writing urged him to be a full-time content writer. Aniket has a keen interest in NFL and ardently follows two teams: the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, naturally because of superstars Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes, respectively.
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Arunaditya Aima