Did Terry Bradshaw leak information regarding the Andy Reid-Travis Kelce Super Bowl bump?
It’s possible that Hall of Fame quarterback and NFL pundit Terry Bradshaw unintentionally revealed why the altercation between Andy Reid, the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, and All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce during the second quarter of Super Bowl LVIII was more significant than initially believed.
“I felt bad for Andy because Andy had had hip surgery,” Bradshaw said about the situation during a recent appearance on “The Rich Eisen Show,” as shared by Brandon Contes of Awful Announcing. “He had his game plan in his hand. And when Kelce went over, Kelce didn’t push him. Kelce went over and he accidentally bumped him. I don’t think he pushed him or anything. It was an accident, but it looked bad on television.”
Contes added he was “not sure whether Reid’s recent hip surgery was as widely known as Bradshaw made it seem.” A quick Internet search as of Friday morning appeared to confirm Contes’ belief.
According to Francesca Bacardi of Page Six, Reid said shortly after the Super Bowl LVIII win over the San Francisco 49ers that Kelce “tested that hip out” with what became a bump seen around the world. The three-time Super Bowl champion head coach who turns 66 years old in March told NBC Sports’ Peter King that same night that Kelce “came out of nowhere” and was “wound up so tight” after the pass-catcher wasn’t on the field when Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco lost a fumble in the red zone.
Bradshaw reported that during the overtime confrontation, Kelce texted Reid to apologize for his conduct. Bradshaw claimed that the drama surrounding the situation is “over” because Kansas City “won the football game,” but some people are still perplexed by reports that the Chiefs may have prevented NFL Films from using microphoned audio of the Kelce-Reid exchange for the “Inside the NFL” program that airs after the Super Bowl.
As the defending Super Bowl champions, Kelce and Reid have every right to want to move on, but as spring comes, the curiosity over what was said—or not—in the heat of the moment won’t go away.