Colorado's Deion Sanders Hypes Travis Kelce: Chiefs TE 'is Him!!!!!!'

Travis Kelce earned the Kansas City Chiefs' first touchdown of Sunday's AFC Championship by catching a 19-yard pass from quarterback Patrick Mahomes in the first quarter.

He also earned praise from University of Colorado Boulder football coach Deion Sanders.

Before helping the Chiefs out to early lead Sunday, Kelce had already played a key role in his team's sixth straight trip to the AFC title game.

The tight end hauled in five catches for 75 yards and two touchdowns in the Chiefs' 27-24 divisional round victory over the Buffalo Bills last Sunday.

This isn't the first time Sanders has publicly lauded Kelce, who is in his ninth consecutive Pro Bowl season for Kansas City. He also sang the Chiefs star's praises while speaking to Bleacher Report's Taylor Rooks before the NFL season.

"Travis Kelce is it, man," Sanders said in September. "I love everything about Travis Kelce. He's like a little brother to me. I'm serious. He's like the guy I can call at any time and be like, hey dawg, whatcha doing? He's always in a good mood and he just dominates every weekend. He has that je ne sais quoi off the field and I love that."

Kelce, who has similarly praised Sanders' efforts to turn around the Colorado football program, might be receiving one of those calls from Sanders later Sunday night if his early score helps the Chiefs upset the Ravens.