This comes after fans and players criticized the referees for making several controversial calls during the Chiefs’ recent game against the Houston Texans
Travis Kelce is clearing the air with Lil Wayne.
On the latest episode of their New Heights podcast, released Wednesday, Jan. 22, the NFL player, 35, and his brother Jason Kelce shared their thoughts on the rapper’s less than positive reaction to the Kansas City Chiefs’ win after their latest playoff game.
“The whole world was talking about something else during the game, and I’m sure you saw some of this, but they were complaining about the refs again, Trav,” former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason, 37, said on the podcast.
“Even Lil Wayne. Lil Wayne [wrote on social media], ‘I hate the cheating a- Chiefs. So an a– with two z’s,” Jason added, to which Travis responded using the rapper’s nickname, “Shout out to Tunechie, man.”
I hate the cheating azz chiefs
— Lil Wayne WEEZY F (@LilTunechi) January 18, 2025
This comes after fans — and even players — criticized the referees for making several controversial calls during the Chiefs’ game against the Houston Texans during their latest AFC division game on Saturday, Jan. 18, according to ESPN and Fox News.
The Texans’ defense received penalties on two separate occasions for contact with Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, which helped extend the Chiefs’ drives, and helped propel them to a 23-14 victory against the Texans, according to ESPN.
One fan wrote on X (formerly Twitter) in response to one penalty, “These refs are ridiculous… How is a flag on the Texans?? Mahomes slid way too late. Awful.” Another shared a photo of several referee flags on the ground and joked, “NFL refs when Patrick Mahomes gets touched.”
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Lil Wayne, 42, who is a Green Bay Packers fan, wrote in a separate post on X, “It’s not even impressive when u cheat and then clearly try to cheat. Just win baby.”
Will Anderson Jr., who had received one penalty for roughing the passer on Mahomes, 29, shared in an interview with ESPN that he was not impressed with the calls made during Saturday’s game. “We knew it was going to be us versus the refs going into this game,” he said.
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Texans’ coach DeMeco Ryans echoed his sentiments in a post-game interview, saying, per ESPN, “We knew going into this game, man, it was us versus everybody. And when I say everybody, it’s everybody. Knowing that going into this game, what we were up against, we can’t make the mistakes that we made…”
As for Travis, he also contributed heavily to the Chiefs’ win on Saturday with seven catches for 117 yards and a touchdown, according to an article on the Chiefs’ website. Mahomes previously praised the tight end for his work in the post-season, saying that Travis was “one of those guys” that makes “big-time plays in big-time games.”
Texans’ coach DeMeco Ryans echoed his sentiments in a post-game interview, saying, per ESPN, “We knew going into this game, man, it was us versus everybody. And when I say everybody, it’s everybody. Knowing that going into this game, what we were up against, we can’t make the mistakes that we made…”
As for Travis, he also contributed heavily to the Chiefs’ win on Saturday with seven catches for 117 yards and a touchdown, according to an article on the Chiefs’ website. Mahomes previously praised the tight end for his work in the post-season, saying that Travis was “one of those guys” that makes “big-time plays in big-time games.”
