Last week, the Kansas City Chiefs lost their second consecutive game to start the season, falling to the Philadelphia Eagles in a Super Bowl rematch by a final score of 20-17. In addition to the loss, star tight end Travis Kelce was hit with a pretty hefty fine for his behavior on the field.
Chiefs Start the Season 0-2
The Kansas City Chiefs made history last year by becoming the first team ever to make it to the Super Bowl in three consecutive seasons. Unfortunately, however, this season is not starting out quite that well.
The Chiefs have lost their first two games of the season, falling to the Los Angeles Chargers in a season-opening showdown in Brazil, followed by a loss to the Eagles at home.
The silver lining in those losses is that Kelce, the team’s star tight end, has looked much more like himself. After what was statistically the worst season of his entire career last year, Kelce has bounced back with six catches for 108 yards and a touchdown in his first two games of this season.
For reference, Kelce had just four catches for 39 yards and zero touchdowns through the first two games last season.
NFL Punishes Travis Kelce
While Kelce has been performing better statistically this season, he hit a bit of a setback financially this week as the league fined him for his antics during last week’s loss to the Eagles.
According to league insider Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, Kelce was fined $14,491 for an “obscene gesture” that he made after catching a pass in the third quarter of Sunday’s showdown with the Eagles.
Pelissero shared a video of the gesture in question.
The NFL fined #Chiefs TE Travis Kelce $14,491 for unsportsmanlike conduct/obscene gestures last week.
The gesture was … well, you can figure it out. pic.twitter.com/l7ZcuQ6RYJ
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 20, 2025
Pelissero went on to explain that the league has been cracking down on unsportsmanlike conduct so far this season, already racking up over $200,000 in fines for incidents like Kelce’s.
“Unsportsmanlike conduct is a major emphasis for the NFL. In all, the NFL handed out seven fines totaling $92,743 for such violations in Week 2, bringing the running total this season — including Jalen Carter’s lost game check for spitting on Dak Prescott — to $222,421,” Pelissero wrote in a post on X.
Needless to say, it sounds like Kelce is going to have to be a bit more careful if he’s going to avoid similar punishment in the future.
