During Super Bowl 58, Travis Kelce let his emotions get the better of him, bumping his head coach And Reid and yelling angrily at him. We’re still trying to make sense of the confrontation two weeks hence.
We’ll likely never know what was said during the incident. But when asked about it, Reid laughed it off, and Kelce later apologized for his actions. That said, fans and the media had trouble moving on; numerous articles have been written, social media comments made, and many memes circulating.
I grew up playing sports like so many others, but that was at a different time in our society. Coaches yelled constantly at my teammates and me, but we knew that their intent was clear–trying to make us better players. Still, back then, as today, major consequences await when players grab or yell at coaches. We’re unsure at this point if that will be Kelce’s fate.
That said, I’m far more worried about what is happening in society than what happened during a football game. It wasn’t any football game, either. It was the Super Bowl, with teams playing for the NFL championship. Emotions ran high.
I’m confident this incident will be handled the way similar circumstances in sports are always handled (or should be handled)–behind closed doors by responsible parties.
