Since long before the last season, Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes have had a solid relationship. Kelce has a little edge in terms of NFL experience over Mahomes, which has helped him share a telepathic bond with his QB, knowing where he will throw the ball without breaking a sweat.
Carolina Panthers veteran Tight End and broadcaster Greg Olsen had some thoughts about the Kelce-Mahomes duo he wanted to share on The Rich Eisen Show. Eisen tried to crack the code between the 3x-Super Bowl-winning QB and his tight end Kelce and Olsen had a lot to say about it since he played with the great Cam Newton in his time in the league.
“The reason that I appreciate it so much is because of the style in which they play was like a style that, again I’m not saying I was Kelce and me and Cam but like, that was Cam and I kind of style where you couldn’t really draw a line on a piece of paper, the route might look a little different each time, you know Kelce will run it at 8 yards, 9 yards, 12 yards and if you asked him, like ‘Hey why’d you run your route like that?’ He’d be like ‘That’s how I could get open. I just run where the defense is not and Pat trusts me and throws me the ball’,” said Olsen.
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Oct 22, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) and tight end Travis Kelce (87) talk with reporter Tracy Wolfson after defeating the Los Angeles Chargers at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports
“That relationship, you can’t coach. You can’t have all your tight ends run their routes like that. You can only ask guys who have a really close understanding, they see the game through the same set of eyes as their quarterback and when that’s happening in real-time, nothing that Travis is doing is catching Mahomes by surprise and vice versa, like that comes with years, that comes with experience,” added the broadcaster.
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