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Topics: NFL, Travis Kelce, Tom Brady
Ryan Baldi
Travis Kelce didn't hesitate when choosing between Tom Brady and teammate Patrick Mahomes in the NFL GOAT debate.
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end is in the midst of trying to help his side claim an unprecedented "threepeat", a third successive Super Bowl.
After claiming the NFL's top prize in each of the last two campaigns, the Chiefs finished the 2024 regular season with a league-best 15-2 record, earning a bye in the first round of the playoffs.
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They took to the field on Sunday to take on the Houston Texans for a place in the AFC Championship game and, with 35-year-old Kelce winding back the clock to produce a stellar performance of 117 receiving yards and one touchdown, brought themselves to within one win of reaching February's Super Bowl with a 23-14 victory.
And in a recent interview, Kelce dished out the highest possible praise for his partner in crime on the Chiefs offense.
"It's been such a pleasure,' Kelce told SportsCentre host Chris Berman of playing alongside Mahomes in an interview for ESPN. "He's every bit of a superstar off the field as he is on the field. I consider him family. There's one common denominator from the Chiefs my entire career and that's Andy Reid, but this thing really took off when Patrick Mahomes got here.
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"I know everybody knows that, but what I see in the building, his leadership, his ability to relate to everybody and motivate everybody, and be accountable, it's unique, and it's like nothing else.
"He's the greatest to ever do it. You can't change my mind, otherwise."
Still only 29 years old, Mahomes has compiled a hugely impresssive resume since entering the NFL as the 10th overall pick in the 2017 draft.
He has won two Most Valuable Player awards and three Super Bowls, while also never failing to reach at least the AFC Championship game every season since he became the starting quarterback in Kansas City in 2018.
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But Mahomes still has a long way to go before he can match Brady's list of accolades. The former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers signal caller – who is now a commentator for Fox Sports – won three MVPs and seven Super Bowls in his glittering playing career.