Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has missed all of the offseason training recovering from an ankle injury, but it's still expected he will be ready for the start of training camp. During minicamp, Kelce has been trying to be as helpful as possible being and has been coaching the other tight ends trying to help improve their game.
Kelce has enjoyed the role but is ready to get back on the field as soon as possible, but he knows that he needs to be 100 percent and can't push it.
“I’m ready to go,” Kelce told Pete Sweeney of ArrowheadPride.com. “It’s kind of been a little bit of an experience just not being able to really go out there and train for the upcoming season quite yet. . . . It’s been a little frustrating. I want to get out there and mesh with everyone and teach, have fun and get better. But right now, just getting healthy is the main thing, and I think we’re there. I think by the time training camp comes around, I’ll be 100 percent.”
Kelce said having a coach-like role this spring has been a little bit of a blessing, but it's only fun for so long and he has the itch to get back out there and play football with his teammates.
“It’s been a blessing—I don’t want to say in disguise—but it’s been fun because I can sit back and I can watch guys, see how they progress and things like that. It’s definitely been fun coaching for the offseason, but I’m ready to play.”
Last season, Kelce caught 103 passes for 1,336 yards and ten touchdowns and they are going to need that type of production again this season.
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