Travis Kelce reveals how his father saved his NFL career

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is the best tight end in football right now and potentially in NFL history.

The eight-time Pro Bowler with seven All-Pro selections and numerous records for tight ends will be competing in his third Super Bowl on Sunday.

Long before he thought about a career in football, Kelce had dreams of pursuing a career in hockey.

On the "New Heights" podcast hosted by himself and his brother Jason, Travis recalled how their father made sure Kelce ended up pursuing a career in football.

"I was in a tournament in Niagara Falls in eighth grade and dad got approached by a – I don't know if he was a scout – he is probably a scout from junior leagues up in Canada," Kelce said. "Just checking out talent in this tournament that we were playing in, and we weren't playing the highest level at that time. We were playing kind of like community league hockey, AA hockey, there was AAA.

"But yeah, they said that the traditional way of trying to get to the NHL is in high school, you go and play juniors in Canada. ... I was like, they think I have a chance, like I could go to the NHL, like it was like the coolest day of my life, like, what do they see? They see something in me, I could go be an NHL guy."

That's when Kelce's father spoke up.

"And dad looked at me and said, 'You think you're gonna go to school (in Canada)? You can't even go to school in America. You think you're gonna listen to some other family tell you to go to school?' Kelce recalled. "And it's like, 'Yeah, there's no way.'"

Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce will become the first brothers to face off against each other in the Super Bowl

Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs

When the Kansas City Chiefs face the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in Super Bowl LVII, Travis and Jason Kelce will become the first brothers to go against one another in Super Bowl history.

Each has a Super Bowl victory in their careers, and Sunday will be a fight for their second. With only one winner, whoever wins Sunday will certainly have bragging rights over the other, and it could make for a funny episode on their podcast.

While they are the first pair of brothers to play against one another in the Super Bowl, they won't be the first brothers to compete against one another in the Super Bowl. Jim and John Harbaugh coached against one another in Super Bowl XLVII, where John's Baltimore Ravens won 34-31 over the San Francisco 49ers.

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