Amid Kelce’s lackluster production of late, former ESPN analyst Todd McShay blamed the Chiefs tight end’s sluggish start on his offseason lifestyle and physical conditioning.
“Every broadcast I’ve watched for the last few weeks, it’s like, are we not allowed to say that he’s out of shape?” McShay said on The Ryen Russillo Podcast. “That he’s been partying all offseason? He’s been jet-setting around with the most famous person probably in the entire world, that he’s drinking, going to the U.S. Open, he’s got cocktails in.”
Russillo then pushed back on McShay’s argument, claiming that a few drinks don’t necessarily make Kelce a bad athlete. McShay nonetheless continued hammering away at his point.
“What I do know is, I want you to take a picture from preseason 2022 and then take a picture preseason 2024. They’re barely the same human being, Ryan,” said McShay. “And everyone’s like, ‘We gotta get him the ball. Why isn’t he part of the offense? The defense is double-covering him.’ Here’s the thing, bottom line with Kelce, the coverage and the respect he gets is the same—the athlete is not… He’s not in the same shape. He’s not the same. I don’t see the same explosiveness. I see him wearing down a bit in-game.”