Chiefs’ Travis Kelce wild superhero story could’ve left parents in handcuffs

Long before wreaking havoc on NFL fields, Travis Kelce was a little troublemaker in his parents’ home. While known by most as the legendary tight end of the Kansas City Chiefs, the 35-year-old will always be known by his mother, Donna Kelce, for his childhood antics.

According to his mother, Travis Kelce was an attention-seeking toddler who came up with whopping lies to get people to focus on him, she said on the “New Heights” podcast. Donna Kelce told a story of a time when three-year-old Travis told a massive tale that nearly had his parents in a world of trouble.

“You used to run around the house with this towel over you and this chip clip [holding it together],” Donna Kelce said. “The chip clip cut your neck. So we went to pre-school, and you told everybody that it was your father who cut you with a knife. I said, ‘Well, wait a minute, he’s not home, he’s at work in Mexico right now.’ So they looked at me, like it’s me you’re protecting me [because] it was me who cut you with a knife. So I had a lot of explaining to do.”

Decades before joining the Chiefs, Travis Kelce appeared to have a fascination with superheroes. Many kids already see him on par with Superman, but a young Travis seemed to have a different superpower of attracting attention.

Donna Kelce added that Travis’ older brother, Jason, who co-hosts the “New Heights” podcast with the four-time All-Pro, also loved attention. However, she did not have a similar story of the former Philadelphia Eagles center to match the wild imagination of his younger brother.

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