Travis Kelce AVOIDS humiliation as audio of him screaming at Andy Reid is CUT by Inside The NFL – despite the Chiefs star being mic’d up – after he feared recording of his Super Bowl moment of madness would be released on the show

Travis got his wish and avoided the humiliation of the audio of his explosive outburst at his Chiefs coach Andy Reid in the Super Bowl being released.

Kelce was mic’d up for the Super Bowl, meaning his astonishing moment of madness was recorded but on Tuesday night’s Inside The NFL show – it was the only key incident where audio they had access to was not played.

Kelce was left out of a play with the Chiefs in range of their first touchdown on the night but the move broke down with Isiah Pacheco fumbling against the 49ers. They showed Kelce slamming his helmet to the ground in reaction on the sidelines before screaming at Reid, a 65-year-old grandfather, but analysts spoke over the footage and then showed a clip of them fist-bumping soon after.

It could have been the enduring image of the game if Kelce and the Chiefs had lost. Instead, Kelce’s fairytale season reached a fresh high as he became a Super Bowl champion for the third time with girlfriend Taylor Swift cheering him on from the stands.

The 34-year-old Kelce, who stands at 6ft 5″ and weighs 250 pounds, refused to reveal what he shouted in Reid’s face but admitted his mic could give him away.

Ah, you guys saw that? I’m gonna keep it between us unless my mic’d up tells the world,’ he said in the immediate aftermath of his Vegas victory. ‘I was just telling him how much I love him.’

But it appears the Chiefs star will not have to face that reality with the show brushing over the incident.

Reid, for his part, was keen to downplay the situation after the game, joking that Kelce – Taylor Swift’s boyfriend – ‘keeps him young’.

He added: ‘He tested that hip out. He caught me off balance – normally, I’d give him a little bit, but I didn’t have any feet under me.