Chiefs' Travis Kelce says he 'used to dream of being like' what Josh Allen is as quarterback

Before helium became 1 of the champion choky ends successful the NFL ever, Travis Kelce was an all-conference precocious schoolhouse backmost who passed for much than 1,500 yards and 20 touchdowns successful his elder year.

He committed to the Cincinnati Bearcats shot programme arsenic a choky extremity and played backmost successful wildcat formations. He emerged arsenic a amended pass-catcher than passer and became a third-round draught prime of the Kansas City Chiefs successful 2013.

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Kelce admitted connected Friday up of the AFC Championship against the Buffalo Bills that helium wanted to beryllium a backmost overmuch successful the benignant of Josh Allen.

"Josh is who I utilized to imagination of being similar successful the NFL," helium told reporters. "Big, diversion quarterback. Big arm. Being capable to beryllium a dual-threat guy.

"His quality to bash everything – you tin tell, helium truly took the bull by the horns and been their person up front, and channeled that. Guys travel successful and retired of the gathering and he's the main feline that makes them go, and I person a batch of respect for that guy."

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Kelce had been talented the accidental to propulsion the shot 3 times successful the regular play and erstwhile successful the playoffs. He came done successful the clutch successful the postseason, throwing a touchdown walk successful the 2021 divisional-round playoff crippled against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Allen, a 6-foot-5, 237-pound gunslinger, has emerged arsenic 1 of the champion quarterbacks successful the NFL and is vying for the archetypal NFL MVP grant of his career.

He’s been the look of the Bills since helium took implicit the starting job. He had 3,731 passing yards and 28 touchdown passes this season. He besides ran for 531 yards and 12 touchdowns this season.

The 2 teams volition conscionable again with a travel to Super Bowl LIX connected the line.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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