Spotlight remains on new pop icon Travis Kelce as Chiefs kick off NFL season
LA TimesTravis Kelce gives his opening monologue when he was the host for “Saturday Night Live” in March. He and his older brother, Jason, center for the Philadelphia Eagles, co-host “New Heights,” a podcast that bills itself as “football’s funniest family duo.” Peyton and Eli Manning might have something to say about that, but there’s no doubt that Travis Kelce is adhering to the Manning map, and certainly in his saturation of the marketplace. “I feel like I’ve watched from afar, and I’ve been very fortunate to kind of have worked with Omaha Productions,” said Kelce, 33, referring to Peyton Manning’s path and production company. I’ve seen Peyton host the ESPYs, do all this fun stuff, host ‘Saturday Night Live.’ He kind of gave me a mentor’s heads up about what ‘SNL’ was, the week before and how you’ve got to kind of buckle your seat belt and be one with them and trust the process.” Kelce spoke with the Los Angeles Times earlier this summer in his star trailer, around the corner from a commercial shoot in Studio City. … I feel like it’s very similar in the acting world because if you’re in full understanding of the entire image that you’re trying to portray, you can always be a step ahead when it comes to the direction that everybody wants to go.” Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was getting plenty of attention at training camp too.