Travis Kelce has shockingly claimed that between 10 and 15 players in every NFL locker room are flat earthers, and his brother Jason has backed him up.
On his latest New Heights podcast with comedian Andrew Santino, he was discussing conspiracy theories alongside his brother Jason when Kyrie Irving’s flat-earth belief came up.
“Conspiracy theories help unite NFL locker rooms,” Travis told Santino. —Do you have any good conspiracy theories?
‘Like Kyrie’s flat earth? ‘What percentage of the NFL believes in a flat earth?’ Santino responded, prompting Travis, backed by Jason, to make a surprising revelation.
‘Kyrie is not the only one who thinks that. He’s probably the best known. Dude, honestly, there’s at least 10 guys, 10 to 15 guys in each locker room, I’d imagine. He’s crazy’
Travis Kelce claims that between 10 and 15 players in every NFL locker room believe the Earth is flat
Jason backed up his brother’s claim and believes that 15% of teams are made up of flat earthers.
Jason added: ‘It’s a lot. You would be surprised. I think if you did a truly anonymous poll, no one had to reveal his name or anything, you’d get over 15% in an NFL locker room.
Travis joked: ‘I’m telling you. Dude, everyone gets hit in the head. Is incredible.’
Jason continued: “I was telling this to a position coach about the percentage of guys who think that and the coach was like, ‘There’s no one on the team who thinks that.’
‘And within earshot of this conversation, one of the guys said, “Well, how do you know it’s not?”‘
Aaron Rodgers, the quarterback of the New York Jets, is perhaps the most famous conspiracy theorist. He is openly anti-vaccine and images recently emerged of him suggesting that AIDS was a government-created disease, but even he has stopped short of saying that he believes the Earth is flat.
Speaking about his stance on vaccines on ‘The Pat McAfee Show’ in November 2021, Rodgers said: ‘I’m not some kind of anti-vaccine flat earther.
“I’m a big believer in bodily autonomy and the ability to make decisions for your body, not having to accept some kind of woke culture or crazed individuals saying you have to do something.”
Tyler Owens, a prospect who could be chosen in the NFL Draft this week, has said he doesn’t believe in space and that flat Earthers make “valid points.”
Aaron Rodgers has shared conspiracies before but has denied being a flat earther
Patrick Queen, who plays for the Steelers, has openly stated that he believes the Earth is flat.
Speaking in February at the NFL Combine, he said: “I don’t believe in space… you know, I’m religious, so I think we’re alone right now.” I don’t think there are other planets and things like that.
‘I used to believe in heliocentricity. Like we used to solve around the sun and stuff, but then I started seeing flat Earth stuff, and I thought, that’s kind of interesting. They began to raise some valid points.
‘I mean, I don’t know. It could be real. It could be nonsense. I don’t know.’
Patrick Queen, a linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, is a flat earther and tweeted last June, when he played for the Baltimore Ravens: “PSA, the earth is flat, thank you continue.”