Josh Charles once used a term to describe Travis Kelce, revealing his team loyalty to the Baltimore Ravens as the root of his dissatisfaction with the Kansas City Chiefs star. "I've always liked Travis Kelce, I thought he was cool, but that year they beat us in the AFC championship game — they beat the Ravens — he was a real jerk that year," said Charles, 54, in a guest appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday, Jan. 5. "So I kind of fell off of him. When I met him, I said, 'You know I always liked you, and this year you were kind of a D-I-C-K.' "
However, Kelce was not offended. The Best Medicine star shared the story. "He laughed and said, 'You know what, you're right,' " Charles recalled. The two crossed paths when Charles appeared in Taylor Swift's "Fortnight" music video alongside Ethan Hawke. They played scientists working in a lab as Swift was hooked up to an upright table reminiscent of a scene from Frankenstein. Charles later shared a photo from the set on Instagram. "I've admired Taylor for a long time, but meeting her in person took my fandom to a whole new level," he wrote. "Genuine, kind, approachable, and just an all-around stellar human being — Not to mention a kick-ass director to boot!"
It turns out that Charles was just as impressed with Kelce. The NFL star and the actor later talked football and shared a rapport that negated Charles' initial assessment of the player — and the off-putting "swagger" he brought to the pivotal 2024 game. "He's such a good dude," Charles told Fallon. "I really like him."
As for his team's loss of a playoff berth the night before his appearance on Fallon, the Ravens fan was visibly disappointed. "It was a tough one last night, I almost canceled on you," Charles joked to Fallon.
