{"id":28533,"date":"2026-01-02T01:24:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T01:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=28533"},"modified":"2026-01-02T01:24:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T01:24:22","slug":"travis-kelce-sparks-controversy-with-national-anthem-behavior-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=28533","title":{"rendered":"Travis Kelce Sparks Controversy with National Anthem Behavior"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A brief moment before kickoff sparked outsized debate when cameras caught Travis Kelce moving and bouncing during the national anthem at Arrowhead Stadium. The clip\u2014contrasted with a still shot of Patrick Mahomes\u2014went viral, with critics calling it disrespectful and others dismissing it as routine pre-game looseness. The chatter echoed Kelce\u2019s past as a lightning rod, recalling his 2017 decision to kneel during the anthem in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick\u2019s protest, and reignited the familiar clash between symbolism and scrutiny in the NFL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the game started, the noise faded. With Kansas City Chiefs rolling to a 28\u20137 win over Washington, Kelce posted his best outing of the season\u2014six catches for 99 yards and a touchdown\u2014tying Priest Holmes for the franchise TD record. Mahomes threw for 299 yards and three scores, while Rashee Rice returned strong from suspension. Off the field, Kelce\u2019s profile kept expanding: his engagement to Taylor Swift dominated pop culture after her Instagram reveal and later comments on The Graham Norton Show, intersecting even with politics via a rare congratulatory note from Donald Trump. From anthem optics to on-field milestones and celebrity buzz, Kelce remains a figure where performance, perception, and spotlight collide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A brief moment before kickoff sparked outsized debate when cameras caught Travis Kelce moving and bouncing during the national anthem at Arrowhead Stadium. The clip\u2014contrasted with a&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":28534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"views":461,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28533"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28535,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28533\/revisions\/28535"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/28534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}