Chiefs players wear custom Travis Kelce t-shirts before Chargers game, while tight end draws football criticism

The Kansas City Chiefs stick together.

The team's wide receivers Rashee Rice, JuJu Smith-Schuster and Mecole Hardman all wore custom Travis Kelce T-shirts before their game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday after the tight end faced criticism over his play.

According to CBS Sports reporter Tracy Wolfson, it was Rice who purchased the jerseys for the team “to honor their leader and a man who mentored them all.”

The front of the black T-shirts features Kelce's first and last name in the Chiefs' colors, as well as various images of the football player.

The back of the shirt read “Dreamathon,” the brand responsible for the custom shirt, with additional images of Kelce, 34, in uniform.

While a Kelce jersey is not currently available on Dreamathon's website, fans can purchase one honoring players like Patrick Mahomes ($60).

This seems to be a recurring theme for the offensive players; Last week they wore the same Dreamathon designs in support of running back Isiah Pacheco, who was injured in the game against the Bengals on September 15th.

The team's support for the “No Heights” podcast co-host comes after he faced public criticism for his slow start to the 2024-2025 NFL season.

Last Monday, former ESPN analyst Todd McShay blamed Kelce's new playing skills on his newfound fame and “jet-setting” lifestyle amid his romance with Taylor Swift.

“Every show I watch, every pregame show, every halftime show, every postgame show, every show I’ve seen in the last few weeks, it’s like we don’t “Are you allowed to say he's out of shape?” McShay, 47, asked bluntly.

“That he partied all offseason? He was jet-setting with probably the most famous person in the world.”

McShay then mentioned that Kelce had been drinking and partying with the “Bad Blood” singer, also 34, in New York City earlier this month while attending the US Open.

“I want you to take a photo from the 2022 preseason and then a photo from the 2024 preseason, they are hardly the same person,” he said.

Two days later, Travis spoke about his game on his podcast with his brother Jason Kelce, admitting that he could play “better” football.

“We find ways to win games, but we’re not playing our best football,” he said on last week’s episode of his “New Heights” podcast.

“Anyone can clean up. I think everyone saw my decline in the fourth quarter with the decisive deficit in the third quarter.”

The “Grotesquerie” actor said that he “tried to do too much before putting the ball away” and that he needed to focus more on “making the play in big moments.”

“I think the way the defense is playing us right now, I'm not really getting a lot of opportunities to play on the field, but I'm not using that as an excuse,” he continued.

“Going forward, I’m still trying to make sure I can help the team in that regard.”

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