Andy Reid hilariously breaks silence on Travis Kelce request for early retirement to be with Taylor Swift

If Travis Kelce wants more ‘wear and tear’ in Kansas City next season, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid is more than happy to give it to him.

Kelce discussed his future as a Kansas City Chiefs player earlier this week after being quizzed on retirement four months shy of his 35th birthday.

The three-time Super Bowl winner dismissed the notion that he could soon hang up his cleats, while even calling on Reid and Co to keep his work load high in the 2024-25 season. v

‘Wear and tear me baby,’ he told reporters. ‘I’m ready for it, man. Put the load on me.’

After hearing those comments this week, Reid issued a hilarious response to Kelce as the Chiefs prepare to ramp up their practice schedule in the offseason.

‘I don’t know if we’re going to back off on his [game] time,’ the legendary coach said about Kelce’s minutes next season.

‘If he wants to be worn out, we can help him with that.’

Kelce has spent all 11 of his NFL seasons in Kansas City after being selected by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2013 Draft.

He has since gone on to claim three Super Bowl rings, the third of which will be presented to him during a special ceremony for the team on Thursday night.

Despite gearing up for his 12th season, the iconic tight end is adamant that he will keep playing football ‘until the wheels fall off’.

‘[But] hopefully, that doesn’t happen anytime soon,’ Kelce said on Tuesday.

‘I really can’t put a timeframe on (retirement). I love coming to work every single day.

‘Obviously, I know there’s opportunities outside of football for me. You have to keep in perspective that I’m still a little kid when I come into this building, man.

‘I know I’m 34 years old, but I have a love to do this right here, in the middle of the heat in June. I love coming to work every single day.

Meghan Markle Is Not the Royal Family’s Biggest Diva: Here’s Who Took the Top Spot, Expert Reveals

Since entering the royal famil in 2018, Meghan Markle has regularly been accused of diva behavior by the press. However, Prince Harry’s wife reportedly isn’t the clan’s biggest diva. A royal expert claims this senior House of Windsor member took the top spot.

Meghan is the latest royal family member to be given such a title. However, this House of Windsor member historically took the top crown: Queen Elizabeth’s sister, Princess Margaret.

Speaking on the The Sun’s royal podcast, Jennie Bond shared her thoughts on whom she believes was the biggest diva in the royal family. She said, “I think historically, probably Princess Margaret was. A real diva.”

“She was fantastically grand, fantastically snobbish. And she did tarnish the reputation of the Royal Family with her lifestyle, her broken marriage, bringing divorce into the fold.”

 

Why was Princess Margaret the royal family’s biggest diva?

A PBS documentary titled Margaret: The Rebel Princess revealed how much Princess Margaret was unlike her more traditional sibling, Queen Elizabeth. She attempted to redefine the image of the modern princess while respecting the family she was born into.

Vanity Fair reported Margaret acted very much like a diva. She greatly enjoyed the benefits and freedoms of being royal.

The publication mentioned Margaret’s infamous trip to the United States in the mid-1960s. Alleged excessive partying received bad press, and Margaret’s antics alongside husband Lord Snowden led the House of Windsor to reportedly ban her from another United States trip in the 1970s.

Christopher Warwick, Princess Margaret’s biographer, told The Telegraph: “Princess Margaret and [husband] Lord Snowdon were the royal family’s representatives of the swinging sixties. They did wave the flag for Britain in 1965, but it’s fair to say that the visit was more pleasure than duty.”

Margaret’s tumultuous love life was also a hot button press topic. She first had an affair with divorced Captain Peter Townsend before marrying photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones in 1960. They eventually divorced in 1978 and had two children, Viscount Linley and Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones.

Therefore, after Margaret’s death in 2002, the royal family diva title remained open until the press coined the Duchess of Sussex as such. However, Meghan never commented on the nickname until someone who embraces the title called her a diva to her face.

Subsequently, in 2022, entertainment superstar Mariah Carey called Meghan Markle a diva. The singer and songwriter appeared on the second episode of Meghan’s Archetypes podcast.

Meghan asked Carey if she considered being called a diva a compliment or a criticism. “I think it’s both,” Carey said. “I do.”

“As things evolved the past 20 years—I don’t know numbers—it became a diva. For me, they mean you’re a successful woman, usually. It’s not OK For you to be a boss. It’s not ok for you to be a strong woman. You should be diminutive,” the entertainer continued.

Meghan added that being a diva is “not something I can connect to.” Carey replied, “You give us diva moments sometimes, Meghan.”

Meghan appeared shocked, “I do? What kind of diva moments do I give you?” Carey replied it was “the look.”

Later the pop star tweeted, “Really enjoyed talking to Duchess and Diva Meghan Markle about ‘The Duality of Diva.’ Yes! I called her a diva, in the most fabulous, gorgeous, and empowering meaning of the word!!!”