Travis Kelce admits he ‘kept on moving’ when he saw a little boy fall from stands at NFL game: ‘I felt bad’

Travis Kelce admitted on “New Heights” Wednesday that he didn’t stop to help a little boy who fell from the stands at his Kansas City Chiefs game against the Carolina Panthers. New Heights / YouTube

It’s the thought that counts.

Travis Kelce admitted he didn’t stop to help a little boy who fell from the stands at his Kansas City Chiefs game against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday and “felt bad” about it.

“I actually saw this and I just kept on moving,” the tight end admitted on his “New Heights” podcast Wednesday. “I felt bad after.”

“I actually saw this and I just kept on moving,” the tight end recalled. “I felt bad after.” New Heights / YouTube

I don’t think bro has an account … but shoutouts to Tershawn Wharton for saving the panthers from being sued out the ass. pic.twitter.com/Qlm7RtANtz

— TrussBus (@T__Russ) November 25, 2024

However, Kelce said he knew the kid would be taken care of because he noticed his teammate Tershawn “Turk” Wharton had caught him.

“I’m like over to the left … I was like, ‘Oh s—t. You got him, Turk? Hell yeah, Turk’s got him!'” he recalled.

Kelce’s brother and co-host, Jason Kelce, called Wharton’s save the “play of the game.”

The child — who was wearing a Nick Bolton jersey — fell over the railing at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC, while asking for autographs as the Chiefs entered their locker room.

Kelce, however, noted that he saw his teammate Tershawn “Turk” Wharton catching the child. Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images “I’m like over to the left … I was like, ‘Oh s—t. You got him, Turk? Hell yeah, Turk’s got him!'” he enthusiastically remembered. Getty Images

Travis, 35, joked that the fan should sue the Panthers for having a stadium without better safety measurements.

“I don’t know who the brainiac was that cut the railing there,” the Super Bowl champ said, as he watched the video of the incident. “What the f—k is the gap for?

“He should f—ing go to school with a neck brace on and sue the Panthers. Get rich quick, kid.”

The young fan fell over the railing at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC, as seen above, as the Chiefs were heading into their locker room after defeating the Panthers. T__Russ/X Wharton caught the fall and pushed the kid back into the stands. T__Russ/X

Wharton, 26, spoke about his quick-thinking to save the fan during ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” on Tuesday.

“I would say it was a natural reaction. Usually when I leave a game, [I] try to throw my gloves in the crowd, and I think I heard my name a little bit, and when I heard my name, I seen him coming down,” he recalled.

“It was two security guards right there, I don’t think they realized what I was doing because they were looking at us but I just had to kinda like push him into the stands a little bit to make sure he didn’t hit too hard.”

Kelce joked that the young fan should sue the Panthers and “get rich quick.” Getty Images After the incident, Wharton said on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” that him catching the child was a “natural reaction.” Getty Images

Wharton originally signed with the Chiefs in 2020 as an undrafted free agent out of Missouri S&T.

He has won two Super Bowls with the Chiefs and Travis.

They are hoping to clinch the title again for the third year in a row.