Travis Kelce’s friend, and ex-NFL player, Taylor Lewan has seemingly turned his back on the Chiefs star after mocking him with an Instagram comment.
On Friday night, Kelce was smacked in the face by Los Angeles Chargers defender Teair Tart midway through the Chiefs’ 27-21 season-opening defeat in Brazil.
The pair came to blows after the Chiefs star blocked Tart on a drive for his team that would end with a Patrick Mahomes touchdown, before the 6ft 2in, 315-pound Chargers tackle seemed to take exception with how hard he was pushing him.
When he let go, he stared back at Kelce before striking him across the helmet with an open palm in a shocking moment which quickly went viral.
While Swifties bombarded Tart’s social media comment section, ex-NFL star Lewan – who previously hosted Kelce on his podcast – seemed to back the Chargers man.
Tart took to Instagram to claim he was ‘too swift with it even in Brazil’ – a clear nod to Kelce’s fiance – before Lewan said: ‘Will smith’d the s*** outta Trav [laughing emojis]’.
Los Angeles Chargers defender Teair Tart has poked fun at his viral slap on Travis Kelce
Former NFL star Taylor Lewan – who has previously been pictured alongside Kelce and Taylor Swift – appeared to mock the Chiefs star with a comment on the incident
Legendary actor Will Smith infamously smacked Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars back in 2022, with the moment instantly being etched into pop culture history.
While Lewan saw the funny side to the incident, Kelce fans quickly responded to his comment and it’s fair to say that they were not happy.
One user wrote: ‘wow some loyalty there’. Another said: ‘And neither was cool. What a s*** thing to say. Fair-weather friend’.
Another fan said: ‘got it…so you used TK and TS for your podcast views and enjoy him getting fully disrespected in a personal way on here’.
And amid the outrage from Swifties, Tart added fuel to the fire by reposting a famous Dave Chappelle skit depicting American singer and songwriter Rick James slapping comedian Charlie Murphy.
He shared the skit – which sees Chappelle’s fictional James character ask Murphy ‘what did the five fingers say to the face?’ before smacking him – along with two laughing emojis in a clear reference to his altercation with Kelce.
Meanwhile, back in June, both Kelce and Swift posed for a picture alongside Lewan and his co-host for the ‘Bussin’ With The Boys’ podcast, Will Compton, at Kelce’s Tight End University events in Nashville.
However, due to their affiliation with Donald Trump, Swift and Kelce came under fire for hanging with the duo, who shared the photo of the quartet on social media.
Fans of Kelce – and Taylor Swift – labelled Lewan a ‘fair-weather friend’ after his comment
Chiefs star Kelce has made multiple appearance on Lewan’s podcast; Bussin’ With The Boys
‘Confirmed: Taylor Swift is FOR THE BOYS,’ they captioned the picture on social media. But the viral image has caused fury among Swifties, one of whom asked: ‘Where the f*** is her self-respect?’
A week after the photo was posted, Kelce featured on the ‘Bussin’ With The Boys’ podcast for the second time, having made his debut on the show last year.
Donald Trump appeared on ‘Bussin With The Boys’ ahead of last year’s election and the ex-NFL stars were even given a shoutout during his victory celebrations.
Dana White namechecked the podcast for helping propel Trump to victory over Kamala Harris. Back in 2023, Compton and Lewan were also seen shaking hands with the president at a UFC event.
