Chiefs’ Travis Kelce says Ravens kicker Justin Tucker broke unwritten NFL rule Sunday

There was no doubt this was going to be a topic in the latest “New Heights” podcast.

On Wednesday, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and his brother, Eagles center Jason Kelce, talked about Sunday’s, um, pregame festivities with Ravens kicker Justin Tucker.

Tucker placed some of his equipment where Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was warming up, and Travis Kelce tossed it away. Video of the moment went viral.

Tucker said Monday he was asked by Mahomes to move the equipment and thought he had gotten in out of the way.

“I find it kind of silly that we’re even having to address it or talk about something that happened before the game that I really don’t see as a big deal,” Tucker told reporters.

Mahomes said Tucker knew what exactly he was doing.

“I’ve had like seven years of kind of doing that same warmup routine, and there’s only been, I think, like three occasions where there’s been a kicker that ... wasn’t necessarily moving out of the way or kind of sharing the field in the right way,” Mahomes said on KCSP (610 AM). “And it was in Baltimore all three times, so he does little stuff I think to try to get under our skin.”

That’s how Travis Kelce saw it, too. And he put the blame on Tucker.

“I love that I’m being painted as the bad guy. What did I do?” Kelce asked on the podcast.

He said Tucker broke an unwritten rule in the NFL with his actions before the game.

“We’re warming up and we do our same warm up every single time on our side of the field,” Kelce said. “For those of you that don’t know what happens in pregames, the Ravens have their side of the field and the Chiefs have our side of the field. Now specialists because of the wind factor get a chance to kick it at both field goals and kind of punt from both sides of the field.

“But it’s always if you’re trying to go on to the other teams designated area, you kind of stay out of their way, you know? You don’t interfere with what they have going on. That’s the unwritten rule. If you want to be a (jerk) about it, you keep your helmet and your football and your ... kicking tee right where the quarterbacks are warming up. Eyes are looking left and they’ve got a helmet down by their feet.”

Jason Kelce said a kicker not moving his equipment can be dangerous.

“If you’re not going to pick that up, I’ll happily move that for you,” Travis Kelce said. “Justin came out and he said it was more of a joking gesture and kind of a fun competitive (think), and I get it, I mean he was kind of winking at me like being a (jerk) about it and like trying to get under the skin.

“But me and Pat, we we’ve been having the same mentality for this game all week long. And it was you’ve got to go in there and have the right mindset and we just weren’t in a joking mood. We were ready to get after it and So Justin, sorry if we took it to a level that you didn’t think it’d get to if you’re gonna be a (jerk), I promise you I can one up you every time.”