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Internet goes into meme-mode as Travis Kelce called 'high school stoner' after Dutch Masters pic

Travis Kelce was later photographed smoking en route to the Chiefs' practice

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI: Internet’s preference of Kansas City Chiefs tight ender Travis Kelce has gone a notch above after he was photographed buying Dutch Masters cigars, per Page Six.

Later that day, on Thursday, October 5, the two-time Super Bowl star spent his birthday hanging out in the parking lot with a few friends.

He was joined by a few friends and the group hung out inside his black SUV which he parked at the stadium parking lot.

Later that week, the athlete was seen smoking and checking his phone while en route to the Chiefs’ practice on Friday, October 6, before their fixture in Minneapolis on Sunday, per Daily Mail. 

The 34-year-old was seen driving his vintage 1970 Chevelle convertible, the same car in which he took Taylor Swift for a ride following their Bears game.

It is, however, not clear which substance he was smoking.

Travis Kelce talks about marijuana habits in NFL

In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Kelce said that 50-80 percent of the active NFL players are into smoking marijuana. However, he also admitted that most of them quit their habit in around July - a month before the season starts.

He said, “If you just stop in the middle of July, you're fine,” before adding, “A lot of guys stop a week before and they still pass because everybody's working out in the heat and sweating their tail off. Nobody's really getting hit for it anymore.”

In the same interview, he also shared how he was suspended from playing football ahead of his 2010 Sugar Bowl (college tournament) when his team Cincinnati Bearcats faced Florida Gators.

He recalled, “I was down in New Orleans, listening to Lil Wayne, and I wanted to smoke what he was smoking,” before adding that after hearing about his punishment, he was "so embarrassed, I didn’t want to look at anybody."

His father, Ed, also thought it would serve him a lesson. Kelce shared, “I told him it’s a great learning opportunity. Live with it. Grow from it. Learn from it.”

He continued, “It is what it is, and you just have to deal with it now,” and added, “All the while, I’m biting my tongue about how stupid it is that they’re going to suspend a college kid for smoking pot."

Since then, the NFL has also increased the threshold level for a positive marijuana test from 35 nanograms to 150 nanograms in 2021 and abolished testing during offseasons. 

Marijuana, has, in fact, been decriminalized in several US states since then.

For the record, Kelce has not tested positive for marijuana ever since he joined the NFL in 2013.

Travis Kelce called 'Man of the people'

As the video went viral, the netizens came up with their interesting theories.

One of the fans theorized, "It’s like they’re filming a music video. Taylor and Travis. In little bits."

"You pass the Dutchy to the left hand side! happy birthday bud! @tkelce," commented another.

Someone else commented, "Kelce is the best hippie the Chiefs got on their team."

Most of the people found Kelce similar to themselves, as one of netizens chimed in, "He’s one of us."

"Man of the people," echoed another social media user.

Someone else asked, "What he doin with them dutches"

"Smoking dutches. Man of culture I see," commented another.