Travis and Jason Kelce have joked about media members catching players in the nude in locker rooms across the NFL – with Jason claiming he didn’t care who saw him naked in his playing career.
The NFL Players Association called for access to be curbed last week citing an invasion of privacy – with Bengals star Ted Karras saying it was due to players being caught on camera naked.
The Kelce brothers gave their take on the topic on this week on New Heights, with Chiefs star Travis seemingly suggesting players are worried media members are looking at them naked when they are allowed in. ‘This is something that guys have talked about for a long time,’ Jason began.
‘But for those of you that don’t know, after games or practices there is a period of time where media members can go in and talk to players, interview them, ask what happened in the game, what’s going on this week.’
At that point, Travis chimed in to say ‘and meat watch!’ drawing chuckles out of both the brothers. ‘I don’t think that’s why they’re in there, but that’s what’s being alleged,’ Jason said.
He continued: ‘I’m not going to lie… it is a little weird that people are in there, but I never minded it. ‘Listen, my d**k is low on the totem pole, I’m not impressing anybody, or doing anything. If you want to look at it, go for it, be my guest.
‘It’s not going to impress you. It’s efficient, it gets the job done, especially making girls (a reference to his three daughters). But I’ve never cared, I’ve never thought about it and I’ve never noticed anybody staring at it.’
‘We’ve been in locker rooms our entire lives,’ Travis added before Jason offered an anecdote from their childhood. ‘I still remember going to the YMCA in Cleveland Heights and seeing an old man’s balls dragging along a sauna,’ the retired NFLer said. ‘I didn’t know we were all of a sudden… there’s nothing sexual about it.’
‘I don’t think this is a big deal, I never had an issue with it. It’s so easy to just… not show your d**k to everybody.
Like, put a towel on or go in the bathroom. They’re not in the showers like, “hey, how’d you catch that ball?!” ‘Like, you can definitely not show your d**k if you don’t want to guys.
It’s not mandatory that your d**k’s out while you’re talking to these people. “Excuse me, lower your pants please, I need to do my interview now.” I don’t know what the problem is!’ Travis then offered his true thoughts on the situation, explaining: ‘I’ve never had a problem with it.
‘I think it’s actually encouraged by the NFL to be clothed. I don’t think they encourage you to be naked.’ This part of the conversation drew laughs from the audience as shared on social media.
As shared on Twitter, one fan of the Kelce’s said, ‘The entire segment of them talking about media in the locker room has me in tears.’
The Pro Football Writers of America recently responded in a statement: ‘NFL players asking to speak outside the locker room has always been a part of the league’s media access policy.’ ‘We are continuing discussions with NFLPA executives regarding the media access policy,’ the statement said.
‘The goal is to make everyone comfortable in locker room settings and to have players and clubs follow the NFL media policy.’
