Cowboys’ Mike McCarthy Jokes About Travis Kelce’s Super Bowl Bump of Andy Reid

Rarely does Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce make news that is not directly related to a) his (usually spectacular) play on the football field, or b) his relationship with musician Taylor Swift.

On Sunday, under the microscope during Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers, he did just that.

In the second quarter of the Chiefs’ eventual win, a heated Kelce bumped coach Andy Reid and yelled in his ear. Though both Kelce and Reid downplayed the moment when asked about it after the game, the incident has generated days of discussion throughout the football world.

In a Wednesday press conference held to introduce defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer, Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy weighed in on the dustup.

“Mike, which of your current players do you have the kind of relationship with that they could come up and hit you on the sideline like Kelce did and everything would be fine?” McCarthy was asked, to chuckles from assembled coaches and reporters.

“I think, just like anything—I just think sometimes those guys forget how strong they are,” McCarthy said. “I’ve been punched. I’ve been pushed. I think it’s just part of that relationship.”