Why Travis Kelce’s Bed ‘Smelled Like Tequila for an Entire Year’

Before Travis Kelce became an eight-time Pro Bowl tight end in the NFL, he was just a college kid in Ohio.

During his time at the University of Cincinnati, Travis lived with brother Jason Kelce and a bunch of other Bearcats teammates at a house near campus. As one might expect, it wasn't exactly kept in pristine condition.

"I think when we were moving out," Jason said on Wednesday's New Heights podcast episode, "we legitimately found a full pizza box under one of the beds that still had pizza in it."

Travis confessed it was probably his because he was having pizza "for lunch every f---in' day."

Given the state of affairs, it only made sense that the house was eager to celebrate Travis' 21st birthday — but he had other ideas.

"It was my 21st birthday. It was a Wednesday or Thursday night during the season," he said. "We knew we had practice the next day. I was like, 'I don't want to go out tonight. I'm going to wait until the end of practice on Friday.'"

That didn't exactly sit well with Jason and a house full of giant linemen.

"This was not a fond memory for me," Travis explained. "They pinned me down — arms, legs. I'm sleeping by the way, people. Clock strikes midnight, and here comes the cavalry."

Travis painted quite a vivid picture, saying there was "one 300-lb. man on each arm, one 300-lb. man on each leg."

But wait, what about his brother? "Jason comes in," Travis continued, "and says, 'Open up!'"

From there, Travis alleged, Jason poured an "entire bottle of Jose Cuervo" down his throat.

Jason pushed back, saying, "It was not the entire bottle, don't be dramatic," but Travis doubled down.

"It was the entire f---ing bottle, to the point where I cough up the tequila after one gulp," he illustrated. "It goes through my nose, into my eyes and all over my f---ing bed."

The incident clearly left its immediate mark on Travis — and a lingering impact in his bedroom for months to come.

"Not only did he ruin my night of sleep, but for the rest of that season, my bed had a teeny bit of scent of tequila at all times," he said. "So every time I went to sleep I was reminded that I was 21 now."