The signing of Patrick Mahomes as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ new quarterback was revealed.

The Kansas City Chiefs are fortunate that both players, Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes, get along so well on the field and are aware of their respective roles. After guiding the NFL team to three Super Bowls, Mahomes may get all the credit, but Kelce has good reason to believe that he won’t be trying out as a quarterback anytime soon.

Mahomes is regarded as one of the best passers in the game, particularly following his performance in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LVIII and the team’s overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers.

During offensive drives, the 28-year-old frequently goes for tight end Kelce. During the 2023 regular season, the two of them recently surpassed 50 all-time touchdown combinations.

However, after seeing his efforts in practice, Mahomes isn’t sure his 34-year-old teammate Kelce would be a successful quarterback if the roles were reversed.

In response to a question about whether Kelce could play quarterback, the three-time Super Bowl winner said with confidence, “No,” which made his brother Jason, Mahomes, and Kelce laugh out loud when they appeared on their podcast, “New Heights.”

After giving his teammate a fist bump, Travis acknowledged that becoming a quarterback was not his destiny, saying, “You’re not the only one [who thinks that]!”

The awkward tale of Travis Kelce and Andy Reid

Mahomes goes on to explain that he would find it challenging because of Kelce’s short attention span: “I believe he has the physical aptitude to play quarterback, but as you mentioned, there are instances when you need

“It goes dark.” Kelce says, seemingly in agreement, “No patience, man, no patience.”

“If you’ve ever played ping pong with Travis, you’ll understand why he can’t play quarterback,” Mahomes continues. His colleague then says, “Unfortunately, I can’t even look coach [Andy] Reid in the eyes because of my terrible throwing arm.”

Nothing indicates that Andy Reid would even consider inserting Kelce in the event that Mahomes became incapacitated—backup quarterbacks are paid for just this reason. However, it would be interesting to know how many intervening