Travis Kelce was once a quarterback during his football career - Source: Getty
Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes are one of the most successful tight end-quarterback partnerships in the history of the NFL. But it might've never happened if, during his college career, Kelce did not make the switch to the tight end position. He was originally a quarterback.
While he blossomed and developed into one of the greatest of all time in the position, he had to remind himself not to give up at the first obstacles. A few years ago, in 2016, Kelce remembered how difficult the position switch was during a letter penned to The Players' Tribune:
After getting my a*s handed to me in practice a few times, I really started hitting the weights. It became clear that I needed to get much stronger if I was going to do this. I think early on it was important that I didn’t let the learning process really discourage me. Even when I was getting beat every day, I would stay positive by telling myself stuff like "Listen, I’m every bit as good as this guy across from me". The thing is, you are every bit of what you think of yourself. If you think you can improve, it’ll happen.
