Damning footage of Travis Kelce doing 'unacceptable' act emerges after Super Bowl win

Travis Kelce is facing criticism after shoving his Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid in a heated exchange during the Super Bowl on Sunday.

Last night, Patrick Mahomes threw a walk-off touchdown in overtime to see the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 and claim their second Super Bowl in succession.

Super Bowl LVIII, which featured Taylor Swift in the stands supporting boyfriend Kelce, Usher performing a 13-minute medley at half-time and Mahomes’ on-field heroics, will go down as one of the most dramatic editions of America’s show-piece event in history.

However, one particular moment which has made headlines for the wrong reasons is when tight-end Kelce exploded at Chiefs coach Andy Reid.

The Chiefs were 3-0 down and had squandered possession close to the 49ers' end zone when a furious Kelce, who had been taken out of play, stormed up to Reid, barged the 65-year-old and screamed in his face.

Reid was briefly knocked off balance and turned away from Kelce, who had to be pulled away by a team-mate to cool off. It was an incident which, as per Yahoo, was labelled by fans online as “unacceptable” and “out of order”.

On the incident, a victorious Kelce told ESPN after the game “Man, I was fired up — I was fired up that we weren’t hitting on all cylinders.

“I had to give ‘Big Red’ a love tap and let him know that we were all here fighting for him no matter what. I just had to tell him I loved him real quick. I put so much trust in him and how he goes about being a head coach, as a leader — he’s one of the best leaders in the game.

Kelce has been widely criticised for the incident (Getty)

“I can’t thank him enough for giving me opportunities year in, year out. This third one, this second one back-to-back, this one’s for him, no doubt. I’ve got the greatest coach this game has ever seen.

“He’s helped me a lot with channelling that emotion, channelling that passion and I owe my entire career to that guy and being able to control how emotional I get. I just love him.”

Reid also played down the incident, making light of the situation.

The veteran NFL coach joked to CBS: "He keeps me young. He tested that hip. He caught me off balance - normally I’d give him a little bit but you know what, I didn’t have any feet under me."