On Sunday, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce eclipsed former San Francisco 49ers wide out Jerry Rice’s record for the most postseason receptions in NFL history.
But, when asked earlier this week about Kelce possibly surpassing his record, the Niners veteran was unfazed by losing his top spot, according to SFGate.
After the American Football Conference (AFC) championship game against the Baltimore Ravens, Kelce grabbed the title from Rice, who had caught 151 passes in 29 career playoff games, bringing his career total to 154 in 21 games.
In an interview with a Bay Area sports radio station earlier this week, Rice was questioned about Christian McCaffrey’s close challenge to his record for the most touchdowns by a Niner in a single season and about Kelce’s approach to his record.
With 21 touchdowns this season, McCaffrey came close to matching Rice’s record of 23 touchdowns set in 1987.
Declaring he “was going to be the first to congratulate” McCaffrey, Rice promised to extend the same courtesy to Kelce. Next, Rice addressed apparent mockery on social media.
“I go on social media and saw, ‘Jerry Rice is going to go complain about 17 football games or whatever and having so many opportunities in the playoffs on just little short routes and all that stuff,'”
“Baby, it’s not important to me. It’s alright. I have a ton of records. None of them are breakable. Baby, you can’t break them all. I will offer you a bone, or perhaps two. I’ll give you a few.”
In response to Travis Kelce breaking his record, Jerry Rice says
In terms of receptions, receiving yards, touchdowns, overall touchdowns, and yards from scrimmage, to mention a few, Rice, wearing number 80, leads the career in these categories.
Despite Kelce scoring his 19th touchdown on Sunday, he still owns the record for most postseason touchdowns (22).
He’s a dangerous opponent because of his many records.
During the record-related part, Rice also offered one last joke: “I retired in 2005.” Who are they still talking about, you ask?
