Antonio Gates pays tribute to Travis Kelce before Super Bowl and gives shock take on Chiefs-Eagles matchup NFL legend Antonio Gates hailed Travis Kelce as a gold standard for tight ends ahead of the Chiefs' three-peat attempt against Philadelphia in Sunday's Super Bowl.
Gates praised Kelce for moving the position in the right direction and setting a good standard.
'But I believe that with Saquon and Jalen, that D line, that secondary, they got probably one of the best defenses in football but they got one of the best running games in football... that's the ingredients to win these kind of games.'.
While praising Kelce, Gates said he is rooting for the Eagles to spoil Kansas City's three-peat.
While rooting for the Eagles to emerge victorious, Gates admitted that Patrick Mahomes remains the X factor in the game and could change the outcome in the dying seconds.
