Last week, when Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce spoke about the team's season-opening game against the Los Angeles Chargers in Sao Paulo, Brazil, he was not exactly enthused about it. But it seems he has since changed his mind.
During last week's episode of the New Heights podcast, which was recorded before the NFL officially even announced the schedule, Kelce made it pretty clear that he was not happy about the prospect of playing in Brazil.
"There's just something about getting closer to the equator. I don't want to put on a football uniform doing that. I've been in Jacksonville in September and that's [freaking] miserable," Kelce said last week.
Kelce suggested that the game was going to be "miserable."
"I will say this, if it's humid, I'm gonna be miserable," he said last week. "… If it's hot and humid, and it's kind a what I'm expecting, I'm going to be miserable but we're going to find a way to get a win."
During this week's episode of the New Heights podcast, however, Kelce seemed to change his tune as he expressed his excitement for the game and apologized for his comments the previous week.
"Can't wait to get down there and see all the Brazil fans and how they get rocking for some American football," the Chiefs star said. "Sign me up! Don't get me wrong, I love playing in Arrowhead and I love playing in America, but I'm down for at least one or two international games."
Kelce explained that he was simply worried about the heat.
"I'm a furry son of a [expletive] – me and heat just don't do well together," he said, explaining his frustration about the possibility of playing in Brazil.
"I apologize if it came off as that I'm not excited about this," Kelce added. "I'm still excited, I'm just going to be doing some wardrobe changes throughout the game."
We'll have to see how Kelce manages the heat during the season-opening showdown.
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This story was originally published May 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM.