Travis Kelce has been making headlines more often in recent months, especially because of his relationship with singer Taylor Swift, but this time he’s not the reason he’s in the news.
In fact, the Kansas City Chiefs winger confessed during the “New Heights” podcast, which he co-hosts with his Philadelphia Eagles center brother Jason, that he idolized Connor Bedard, even though he struggled with the young Chicago boy’s name to pronounce Blackhawks in front.
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“He’s like the Blackhawks rookie I talked about recently, Connor “Bednard,” he said Wednesday. “Bendard”? I don’t even know how to pronounce his name. All I know is that I love watching him play hockey.”
Additionally, Kelce also admitted that he wanted to put goalie pads on the Illinois club during practice, like former New England Patriots Rob Gronkowski did with the Tampa Bay Lightning in May 2021. The Hawks reacted to this topic with humor on the social network X.
“Our house is yours! And you can just call her “Bedsy.” [pour Connor Bedard]“wrote the organization.