Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce was not pleased to see one of his teammates jump ship and land with a rival AFC team.
Four-time Pro Bowl offensive lineman Orlando Brown Jr. signed a four-year deal with the Bengals in March. In 2022, Brown played on the Chiefs’ franchise tag.
The loss of Brown seemed to upset Kelce.
«It hurts. My soul hurts, man. My soul hurts,» Kelce said on the «New Heights» podcast. «It’s like watching your best friend turn mean on you.»
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Orlando Brown Jr. (57) and Travis Kelce (87) of the Kansas City Chiefs take a selfie after the Chiefs defeated the Las Vegas Raiders 30-29 at Arrowhead Stadium on October 10, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri . (Jason Hanna/Getty Images)
But Kelce understands that the NFL is a business and that Brown had to find a deal that was best for him.
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«He’s a tough guy,» the star tight end said. «Obviously, I mean, the last two years we’ve had trouble beating the Bengals. So there’s been a lot of pent-up emotions of like… I’d say, not necessarily hate, but just disgust at the Bengals because they keep beating us, and they keep talking about it every time they do it. So it’s like, man, watching him go to the dark side, it’s an uncomfortable feeling.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) and offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. (57) after a touchdown in the second quarter of an AFC divisional playoff game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on January 21 from 2023, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
«Obviously, I hope he has an absolute Hall of Fame career. You know what I mean? I just wish the best for OB. He was an incredible leader. An incredible teammate on and off the field.»
The offensive tackle spent the first four years of his NFL career with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Orlando Brown Jr. (57) of the Kansas City Chiefs and Travis Kelce (87) face the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on December 18, 2022 in Houston. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
In 2020, Kelce agreed to a four-year, $57 million contract extension with the Chiefs. Last summer he agreed to a restructured contract that gave him a raise in 2022.
The four-time All-Pro tight end certainly doesn’t envy any NFL player who benefits from a big payday.
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«All the guys you just listed there: Andrew Wylie, Khalen Saunders, Juan Thornhill, Orlando Brown, JuJu (Smith-Schuster), all those guys, man, I love to see them get paid,» Kelce said.