Travis Kelce Roasts Patrick Mahomes In Hilarious Impersonation

Patrick Mahomes had been teasing followers all week about pulling off a behind-the-back go throughout a recreation, and he lastly made good on his phrase.

Within the preseason matchup at Arrowhead Stadium, Mahomes delivered the jaw-dropping transfer, connecting with Travis Kelce for an 8-yard acquire and a primary down. All of it went down on Mahomes’ closing drive earlier than he was subbed out for backup QB Carson Wentz late within the first quarter.

Following the sport, Travis Kelce was requested in regards to the unbelievable play, and when answering the press’ questions, he hilariously mocked Patrick Mahomes for his “Kermit The Frog” voice.

In line with Patrick Mahomes, the play to Travis Kelce wasn’t initially arrange for a behind-the-back toss, however hey, it nonetheless labored like a attraction.

“It wasn’t a play? No, it was a play. It was the primary down,” Kelce instructed reporters after the sport, however that is when he determined to poke enjoyable at his shut buddy, mocking his iconic voice.

“You understand he is obtained the voice factor (mocks Patrick Mahomes’ voice.) He form of mumbled out the play. I could not hear it. I used to be strolling as much as the road, and I used to be like attempting to decipher what he was saying, and earlier than I knew it, he snapped the ball,” the tight finish teased.

The video was shared on Instagram, and it rapidly went viral.

“Trav did Mahomes soiled with this,” the NFL captioned the video, which has gained over 55k likes and almost 400 feedback.

“That was an ideal impression,” one social media consumer mentioned. “That is so humorous,” one other commented.

“He sounded similar to Mahomes fr. Lmaooo,” a 3rd wrote.

A number of others used laughing emojis to specific their reactions to the clip.

In line with ESPN, insiders mentioned Coach Andy Reid has been nudging Patrick Mahomes to attempt a behind-the-back go in an actual recreation. Mahomes has toyed with the concept throughout observe, even pulling it off not too long ago with a completion to working again Isiah Pacheco at coaching camp.

“It has to occur naturally,” Mahomes mentioned after the sport. “I can not power it. … It most likely seemed fairly cool, however I have not really obtained to see it but.”

Reid appears to be on board with the brand new move–as lengthy as Mahomes lands the go.

“Obtained to assume optimistic,” the Chiefs’ head coach talked about to reporters that he’s by no means witnessed a throw like that being efficiently accomplished in a recreation. “They do it in basketball each recreation, a number of occasions in each recreation. So it isn’t that huge of a deal [going] behind the again.”

As for what occurs if it will get intercepted or falls incomplete? Reid’s retaining that response below wraps.

“Yeah. I imply, lengthy story brief, Travis didn’t run the route he was presupposed to run after which it was form of a behind-the-back go kinda ‘trigger I used to be mad. I used to be pissed off at Travis,” Mahomes mentioned during an interview because the crew laughed within the background. “He was presupposed to run a flat route, I don’t know when you can hear me on the printed, I’m yelling at him after which he doesn’t run it, so out of spite, I threw a behind-the-back go, however now it’s going to be a spotlight.”

He added, “100% [it was improv]. That’s what I’ve been attempting to say to all people, it could possibly’t be deliberate. It’s gotta be simply naturally taking place, kinda within the groove of issues, and so I really forgot about it till halftime, somebody really introduced it as much as me. It wasn’t like I deliberate it in any respect or it wasn’t a referred to as play, it simply kinda occurred.”

“I used to be similar to, ‘Gosh, darn it, Travis,’ and I threw it behind my again and it labored out for us.”

Mahomes famous that whereas he managed to tug it off this time, behind-the-back passes gained’t be a daily a part of his recreation. He mentioned he’ll solely use them when completely crucial.

“If you happen to take a look at that play, I am not going to say it is the one manner you can also make that throw,” the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs quarterback mentioned. “However it will’ve been onerous for me to form of flip and throw it again throughout or above the man, the 2 guys, chasing me. We’ll see after we get on movie, however it’s not one thing that I need to attempt to main in.

“It is likely to be one thing that simply form of occurs each from time to time,” he concluded.