Travis Kelce and the Chiefs made their anticipated return to the White House on Friday to celebrate their second consecutive Super Bowl win.
Dressed in a tan suit, the star tight end posed for photos with his teammates and President Joe Biden during Kansas City’s extended championship festivities in Washington, D.C.
He even got a chance to speak at Biden’s invitation — fulfilling the shenanigans he attempted during last year’s celebration.
“My fellow Americans…,” he said. “I’m going to be honest President Biden, they told me I’d get tased if I came up here, so I’m going back to my spot.”
The quip drew laughs from the crowd.
It even got Kelce’s brother, Jason, excited on social media.
“Man, Im not gonna lie, that was tight. Well done @tkelce, doesn’t get much cooler than that!” the ex-Eagles center wrote on X.
A year earlier, the Chiefs tight end approached the microphone at the podium and said, “So, I’ve been waiting for this,” before quarterback Patrick Mahomes cut the scene short.
The nine-time Pro Bowler elaborated on his grand plan during a June 2023 installment of the “New Heights” podcast he co-hosts with his older brother, retired Eagles center Jason Kelce.
“Obviously, the president, at the podium, it’s iconic, and how he addresses the public — ‘to my fellow Americans.’ That’s all I wanted to say, dude,” Kelce said.
Kelce, 34, and the Chiefs won their third Super Bowl in five seasons in February with a 25-22 overtime win against the 49ers in Las Vegas.
He then celebrated the victory on the field at Allegiant Stadium with family and his girlfriend, pop superstar Taylor Swift.
Swift, 34, was not in attendance Friday as she continues the European leg of her blockbuster Eras Tour, which wrapped a two-show stop in Madrid on Thursday.
Buzz had built around the Chiefs’ visit this year in the wake of controversial comments made by kicker Harrison Butker in a recent commencement address at Benedictine College in Kansas.
The NFL veteran slammed Biden over his stance on abortion and fueled headlines after encouraging women to embrace a homemaker role.
Although Mahomes and Kelce lauded Butker’s character amid the fallout, both distanced themselves from his views.
“When it comes down to his views and what he said at [Benedictine College] commencement speech, those are his,” Kelce said on “New Heights” last week. “I can’t say I agree with the majority of it or just about any of it, outside of just him loving his family and his kids and I don’t think that I should judge him by his views, especially his religious views of how to go about life, that’s just not who I am.”
Butker was in attendance Friday, though Biden did not acknowledge him or his criticisms in his speech.
The President did mention star tackle Chris Jones and general manager Brett Veach, offensive coordinator Matt Nagy and passing game coordinator Joe Bleymaier, that latter three of whom are alums of the Biden’s alma mater, Delaware.
The Chiefs will begin their quest for a Super Bowl three-peat on Thursday, Sept. 5, when they open the season at home against the Ravens in an AFC Championship rematch.
