Machine Gun Kelly Offered Travis Kelce $1 Million to Join the Cleveland Browns
Cleveland hometown kid and die-hard Browns fan Machine Gun Kelly is desperate to bring Travis Kelce back to where it all began — and he’s putting his money on it
Machine Gun Kelly has ponied up some major cash in an effort to bring Travis Kelce home. The rapper, who considers Cleveland his hometown, made a surprise appearance on Wednesday’s episode of Kelce’s podcast New Heights, where he pled with the Kansas City Chiefs tight end to jump ship to Kelce’s hometown Browns.
“I would be remiss if due to the nature of our friendship and just as a Clevelander,” MGK told Travis, “if I did not insert this question personally.”
Born to Christian missionary parents, MGK moved around a bunch as a kid, eventually settling in Cleveland for high school where he and Travis were in the same orbit — Travis at Cleveland Heights High and MGK at Shaker Heights High.
“I will give you $500,000 cash upon arrival just for shopping or whatever you want, as well as matching that same amount as a donation to both of our high schools,” MGK continued, “as well as every day breakfast and coffee delivery from my restaurant if you would just come home and put on these colors right here.”
The rapper — who owns 27 Club Coffee Shop in Cleveland — then showed off the signature brown and orange colors of the Cleveland Browns.
“You know what was the original dream, dawg,” Kelce said with a laugh. “You know what was the dream!”
Kelce called it an “intriguing offer, because you know how much we love the east side of Cleveland.”
However, Chiefs fans probably shouldn’t worry about losing their Pro Bowl tight end.
Travis continued, “I’m not gonna lie, situation is pretty good in Kansas City.”
Still, when Travis said joining the Browns was the “original dream,” he’s not kidding.
Ahead of the 2013 NFL Draft, Travis begged the franchise to take him, even breaking down in tears in front of the team’s coach at the time.
“I think I cried in Coach Chudzinski’s face when I was getting drafted, like, ‘Please let me f—— play for Cleveland,'” he admitted. “It was one of my dreams to play for the Browns.”
With that slight glimmer of hope laid out in front of him, MGK told Travis that he’s willing to be patient about seeing his dream through.
“I’ll keep my fingers crossed,” he told Travis. “There’s no decision that needs to be made right now. But just know that my offer is real and it’s on the table.”
