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Travis Kelce warns fans not to jinx Chiefs by touching Rocky statue

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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce isn't taking any chances with a potential Rocky statue jinx leading up to Super Bowl LVII.

On Wednesday's episode of his "New Heights" podcast, which he co-hosts with brother Jason Kelce of the Eagles, Travis warned Chiefs fans to stay away from the famous Philadelphia landmark.

"Chiefs: Do not touch the f-----g Rocky memorial, OK?" he said. "Do not do that, alright? Definitely don't put an 87 on there."

Someone apparently didn't get the memo, though, as a "Let's Go Chiefs" shirt has since appeared on the statue.

The Rocky Balboa statue has been targeted by opposing fan bases numerous times before, including ahead of this year's NFC Championship Game when a San Francisco 49ers shirt was draped over it. The 49ers went on to lose 31-7 to the Eagles.

Jason has a theory that it's actually Eagles fans putting shirts on the statue.

"There's no way opposing teams continue to do this," Jason said, much to Travis' amusement. "I'm convinced that there is a Philadelphia fan who is putting these shirts on the Rocky statue just to get everybody all fired up. And it's working, it's working tremendously. So keep doing it. I guarantee it, there's no way. Because it's happened every single game."

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