Travis Kelce used to introduce himself by one other identify as a baby
Travis Kelce liked introducing himself as ‘Charles’ when he was a baby.
Jason Kelce revealed that his brother instructed the “entire block” that his identify was Charles, on ESPN’s Postseason NFL Countdown earlier than the sport between Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and Houston Texans on Saturday, January 18th.
“He was the crazy guy; I think we both were pretty reckless whenever the snow was falling in Cleveland. He also told the entire block his name was Charles,” stated the previous Philadelphia Eagles centre.
Explaining Travis’ alternative of identify, Jason added, “His favorite basketball player was Charles Barkley.”
The Kelce household hilariously discovered concerning the Chiefs tight finish’s made up identify at a celebration with neighbours.
“We found out at a block party because all the other parents were like, ‘There goes Charles.’ That’s the kind of kid Travis was. He was always living up to all of his sports idols, for sure.”
The previous NBA star Charles Barkley beforehand appeared on Travis and Jason’s New Heights podcast, the place he defined that he has all the time liked the identify ‘Travis,’ due to an older boy he idealised.
“He was great from, like, junior high,” Barkley shared on an episode in August 2023.
“So everybody loved Travis. But I was named after my grandfather. When I started getting better at basketball, I said, ‘Mom, what do we think about me changing my name to Travis?’ She says, ‘What the hell are you talking about?’ … She says, ‘That’s your grandfather’s name.’ And I said, ‘Yeah, and he’s a nobody!’”
