Travis Kelce Reveals He Got to 'Keep' His Gladiator Armor from New Pepsi Commercial: 'Custom Made'

Mar. 15, 2025

Travis Kelce in Pepsi’s new commercial.Photo:Pepsi/youtube

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Travis Kelceis getting candid about his newPepsi commercial!TheKansas City Chiefstight end, 34, detailed his appearance as a gladiator in the soda brand’slatest commercial for NFL game dayon hisNew Heightspodcast with brotherJason Kelce— including the one-of-a-kind armor he wore.“That was awesome,” Travis said of getting to star in the ad. “… Like, when you get to put on a cool outfit like that — like Pepsi custom made our armor, our gladiator’s armor.”“Was that [real]? Is it actually metal or is it like plastic?,” Jason, 36, then asked. “Don’t lie. Don’t lie to me.”Travis Kelce on his ‘New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce’ podcast.New height Show/instagram“It’s full [armor],” the Chiefs player joked. “I had to defend myself from a tiger. You think that s—’s plastic? Plastic. You’re ridiculous, Jason.”He added that he even got to “keep” the custom-made outfit, which he admits “is pretty sweet.” “That is pretty cool,” added Jason.In the commercial, Travis plays a gladiator alongside fellow NFL playersJosh Allen,Derrick HenryandJustin Jefferson— whom he showered with praise.The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!“They all did f—–g unbelievable jobs,” he said. “And sure enough, the director,Jake Scott, is the son ofRidley Scottwho directed the actual movieGladiator, and I cannot wait to see that movie [Gladiator II]. It looks so good."“Jake did an unbelievable job,” he continued. “Jake just — he brawled us through everything and knocked everything out real fast, and it was just awesome. He knew exactly how he wanted to get everything shot.”Travis noted that working with the director, 59, went smoothly as well, and he was able to follow Jake’s direction on where he wanted to take the scenes and what he wanted to show in the ad.“Yeah, he was unbelievable at giving me the [directions], literally,” he explained. “So I’m coachable, man. You coach me up. I can do it.”“Yeah …  it was an awesome final product,” retired Philadelphia Eagles player Jason added. “You guys fended off the tigers. You danced. You sang. You came together as a group of friends.”Travis added, “As gladiators do.”(L-R) Justin Jefferson, Josh Allen, Megan Thee Stallion, Travis Kelce and Derrick Henry.PepsiNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Megan the Stallionalso stars in the promo as Roman royalty, whileJake Lacyand recentEmmy winnerLamorne Morrisappear as NFL fans who pop a can of Pepsi and get transported to a gladiator arena.Travispreviously ravedabout his role in the beverage brand’s “Make Your Gameday Epic” NFL campaign and getting to star among so many notable names.“It’s an absolute honor to be a part of something like this,” Kelce said in theclipposted on Pepsi’s official TikTok page on Friday, Sept. 20. “I’m so grateful to Pepsi for asking me to be a part of it. Just getting the thumbs up that I could handle the load of being a gladiator, I guess.”He added, “It’s such a cool experience, and I’m excited that I got the opportunity.”

Travis Kelceis getting candid about his newPepsi commercial!

TheKansas City Chiefstight end, 34, detailed his appearance as a gladiator in the soda brand’slatest commercial for NFL game dayon hisNew Heightspodcast with brotherJason Kelce— including the one-of-a-kind armor he wore.

“That was awesome,” Travis said of getting to star in the ad. “… Like, when you get to put on a cool outfit like that — like Pepsi custom made our armor, our gladiator’s armor.”

“Was that [real]? Is it actually metal or is it like plastic?,” Jason, 36, then asked. “Don’t lie. Don’t lie to me.”

Travis Kelce on his ‘New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce’ podcast.New height Show/instagram

New height Show/instagram

“It’s full [armor],” the Chiefs player joked. “I had to defend myself from a tiger. You think that s—’s plastic? Plastic. You’re ridiculous, Jason.”

He added that he even got to “keep” the custom-made outfit, which he admits “is pretty sweet.” “That is pretty cool,” added Jason.

In the commercial, Travis plays a gladiator alongside fellow NFL playersJosh Allen,Derrick HenryandJustin Jefferson— whom he showered with praise.

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

“They all did f—–g unbelievable jobs,” he said. “And sure enough, the director,Jake Scott, is the son ofRidley Scottwho directed the actual movieGladiator, and I cannot wait to see that movie [Gladiator II]. It looks so good.”

“Jake did an unbelievable job,” he continued. “Jake just — he brawled us through everything and knocked everything out real fast, and it was just awesome. He knew exactly how he wanted to get everything shot.”

Travis noted that working with the director, 59, went smoothly as well, and he was able to follow Jake’s direction on where he wanted to take the scenes and what he wanted to show in the ad.

“Yeah, he was unbelievable at giving me the [directions], literally,” he explained. “So I’m coachable, man. You coach me up. I can do it.”

“Yeah …  it was an awesome final product,” retired Philadelphia Eagles player Jason added. “You guys fended off the tigers. You danced. You sang. You came together as a group of friends.”

Travis added, “As gladiators do.”

(L-R) Justin Jefferson, Josh Allen, Megan Thee Stallion, Travis Kelce and Derrick Henry.Pepsi

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Megan the Stallionalso stars in the promo as Roman royalty, whileJake Lacyand recentEmmy winnerLamorne Morrisappear as NFL fans who pop a can of Pepsi and get transported to a gladiator arena.

Travispreviously ravedabout his role in the beverage brand’s “Make Your Gameday Epic” NFL campaign and getting to star among so many notable names.

“It’s an absolute honor to be a part of something like this,” Kelce said in theclipposted on Pepsi’s official TikTok page on Friday, Sept. 20. “I’m so grateful to Pepsi for asking me to be a part of it. Just getting the thumbs up that I could handle the load of being a gladiator, I guess.”

He added, “It’s such a cool experience, and I’m excited that I got the opportunity.”

source: people.com