‘Unacceptable’: Travis Kelce apologizes for pushing Chiefs head coach

Travis Kelce said he wished he could take back what he did while speaking on the 'New Heights' podcast he hosts with brother Jason Kelce.

Travis Kelce, tight-end for the reigning Super Bowl champs — and of course, Taylor Swift‘s beau — has apologized for his aggressive behaviour on the sidelines with Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid.

Travis, 34, became upset during football’s biggest night after being pulled from the game during the first half while the Chiefs were trailing the San Francisco 49ers.

Footage from Sunday’s Super Bowl showed Travis shouting angrily in his coach’s face and bumping him with his body, causing Reid, 65, to stumble and lose his balance momentarily. Teammate Jerick McKinnon then wrapped his arms around Travis and pulled him away.

Many viewers were up in arms over Travis’ outburst and some Swift fans called for the pop star to dump her NFL boyfriend.

“It’s definitely unacceptable, I immediately wished I could take it back,” Travis said of the incident while speaking on the New Heights podcast he hosts with his brother Jason Kelce, a centre for the Philadelphia Eagles.

“You crossed the line,” Jason said. “The yelling in his face too is over the top.”

Travis revealed that he was prepared to get “an ass chewing” from Reid after he caused the coach to stumble, but all Reid said was he admired the player’s passion and warned him to be aware of the cameras.

“Coach Reid came right up to me after that and didn’t even have harsh words for me,” Travis said. “I deserve it. If he would have cold cocked me in the face right there, I would have just ate it.”