It was an incredibly exciting night for the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday as they took on the Washington Commanders and dominated with a final score of 28 to 7. However, it was a particularly special evening for tight end Travis Kelce who broke a career record by scoring his 100th touchdown reception.
Kelce made sure to celebrate this achievement with the roaring stadium and greeted lucky fans after the game. One particularly special moment shared on ESPN’s TikTok page showed a fan raising her prosthetic leg up in the air in hopes of getting Kelce’s attention. The crowd was quick to help her catch Kelce’s eye and then passed the leg down to him so he could autograph it as fans cheered.
While this may seem like the kind of thing that doesn’t happen all too often, Kelce’s brother Jason actually signed another fan's prosthetic leg during a commercial break ahead of a Chiefs game in October of 2024.
On Monday, Kelce also secured another exciting piece of NFL history by becoming the fourth tight end to reach 100 touchdown receptions. He shares this monumental record with Antonio Gates, Tony Gonzalez, and Rob Gronkowski.
During an interview following the game, Kelce expressed gratitude for his ability to continue to play and achieve milestones such as this one.
“I’m just the old lucky dog that’s still able to do this thing,” he told Scott Van Pelt of ESPN.
Head coach Andy Reid also weighed in, saying, “For him to be able to do what he’s done over this time is great. Still, you come out to practice and you’ll see that energy. He’s got energy every day, and he’s not the youngest guy.”
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes praised Kelce as the “true Chiefs Chief.”
“He is the guy that has been here through the whole thing. He’s been here the entire time, and he helped set the culture of what it means to play for coach Reid and to play in Kansas City,” he said.