Travis Kelce proved his intuitions were right and what a precarious way to affirm it! Los Angeles Chargers lost to Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night in a tight finish. However, the highlight of the match belonged to the Chargers. The Chargers’ defensive tackle Derwin James obliterated the Chiefs’ tight end, Travis Kelce, and the spectators reacted in awe.
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Kelce brothers, Jason and Travis, run a show named ‘New Heights’ on YouTube. Recently, they talked about the sheer power of Derwin James in one episode. Jason exclaimed, “I have seen him absolutely annihilate offensive linesman. Bro, he hits harder than most linebackers.”
Travis himself was full of praise for the Chargers’ DT. Kelce said, “Derwin James. He’s an absolute beast on the defensive side and got a lot of respect for both in the past every day and just absolutely filled his weight around. A lot of safeties are out here throw their weight around, but he’s, he’s one of the bigger guys that can actually play the game.” Never did he think his words will come back to haunt him like this on the ground.
The manhandling of Travis Kelce by Derwin James even seems to overshadow the intense match itself
Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers locked horns in a highly anticipated game at Arrowhead Stadium. The NFL community hyped the match as a battle between Patrick Mahomes and Khalil Mack. Meanwhile, the match was vital for the Chargers QB Justin Herbert to prove a point to the critics. The match ended in a 27-24 scoreline in favor of the Chiefs.
While Herbert had a better outing than Mahomes with one more TD, he failed to make his team victorious. Irrespective of all these significant events, the body slam by Derwin on Travis remained the focal point after the match ended. Starting from the fans to the journalists, every NFL lover is in shock at how 6’2″ Derwin could destruct the 6’5″ Travis Kelce with such ease.
Fans flooded all the social media platforms with their disbelief and praise for the Chargers’ Derwin James.
DERWIN JAMES SPINEBUSTER ON TRAVIS KELCE. @brgridiron
OH MY 😳
(via @NFL)pic.twitter.com/ZU7Y6Lwn8U
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 16, 2022
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However, a part of the NFL spectrum also questioned the validity of the WWE-esque slam on Travis Kelce
https://twitter.com/Weigelmer/status/1570769716259717120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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Above all, the match has ended. Both teams will try to win their next game. The Chiefs will primarily focus on keeping the momentum going while The Chargers will try to go back to the winning ways. If everything goes well, the NFL community is going to see more of the Brute Strength of Derwin James.
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