NFL fans believe Pittsburgh Steelers star George Pickens was making a “come get me” plea when he spoke to Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes on Christmas Day.
Netflix was interviewing the Kansas City Chiefs duo after their resounding 29-10 victory over the Steelers when Pickens approached from behind the camera.
The receiver congratulated Kelce and Mahomes and shook their hands, although fans believe he made the move to engineer a trade to Kansas City.
One posted on X: “That was him telling them he’s interested in being boss ASAP.”
Another asked: ‘What the hell is Pickens doing?’
“Laying the groundwork for him to come to Kansas City,” wrote a third.
NFL Fans Believe George Pickens Was Making a ‘Come Get Me’ Plea to Kelce and Mahomes
Pickens had three catches for 50 yards during the game as he continued what has been a controversial season thus far.
He got into a fight with a Cleveland Browns player last month and then was hit with two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties in a win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
No Taylor Swift was present, but Kelce managed to set a new Chiefs touchdown record when he finally passed fellow tight end Tony Gonzalez.
Patrick Mahomes also threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns as the Chiefs clinched first place in the AFC for the fourth time in seven seasons.
The two-time defending Super Bowl champions built an early 13-point lead and were never really threatened by the Steelers, who have lost three straight as their chances of capturing the AFC North took another hit.
Mahomes hit first-half touchdown throws to Xavier Worthy and Justin Watson and Kansas City’s defense did most of the rest even with perennial All-Pro defensive end Chris Jones sitting out while recovering from a calf injury.
The Chiefs sacked Russell Wilson five times, forced two turnovers and barely looked exhausted as they played for the third time in 11 days.
Kelce caught eight passes for 84 yards and became the third tight end in NFL history to reach 1,000 receptions, joining Hall of Famers Gonzalez and Jason Witten.
Kelce sealed Kansas City’s fifth straight victory with a 12-yard touchdown catch early in the fourth quarter.
The 35-year-old celebrated by sinking the ball over the goal post, prompting an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and groans from a crowd at Acrisure Stadium that had grown accustomed to watching Mahomes play for the home team.
Mahomes is now 4-0 against the Steelers in his career, with 17 touchdowns against one interception.