The minute I saw it, I froze. The way Travis Kelce leaned into his coach. The “Why I oughta!” look on his face. The spit, the sweat.
Anger is a healthy emotion, until it’s not.
Someone told me when I expressed concern that, “There’s a lot of testosterone on the field,” and yeah, I get it, but you don’t lean into your coach and yell at him! That’s a BIG NO.
I don’t care how much she loves him, Taylor’s gotta pay attention. Kelce’s aggressiveness is a red flag.
My ex once professed a whole bunch of love for me, too. But that love ceased to exist when he…leaned in. And threatened me. And made stipulations. And promised it would never happen again.
And ripped the phone off the wall and a week later begged to come back and threatened me again and said he was sorry and went to jail and said he’d changed.
I was all pro Taylor-Kelce (and I’m not MAGA) but this deserves a deeper dive in the media and especially in Taylor’s thoughts for her future.
Lynn Haraldson, Author and Writing Mentor 
I didn’t watch the game so didn’t see this interaction. You make a good point, Lynn. The leaning in, the yelling and the hand on the arm are particularly telling. All people deserve to not be bullied or abused, no matter their age, gender or how much $$$ they have. Good luck, Taylor.
Thanks, EC. His behavior was triggering, and not just me, but I would guess many more DV survivors were triggered, too.
This guy seriously needs some anger management classes. I can’t believe he treated his coach this way. I shudder to think how he would treat a woman if he got angry.
Exactly! And I truly hope he does get some help. He’s displayed his anger in public before, so what happened on Sunday was not a one-off.
Oh yes! I felt the same way. The anger that was later excused by his coach by telling the media: “I’mma keep it between us unless my mic’d up tells the world, but I was just telling him how much I love him.”
We excuse the threats out of love, but it doesn’t do anything to help the angry person heal their wounds and learn to react less aggressively.
I completely agree, Emily. That kind of anger can’t be healed by anyone’s love, only through the desire of the angry person to recognize and address his problem.