Travis Kelce is in talks with Amazon Prime Video to host a reboot of the game show Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?, Variety’s Brian Steinberg first reported. There are still questions as to how much Kelce would be able to commit to the position while still playing for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? originally ran on Fox from 2007 to ’09, and featured contestants answering grade-school questions alongside actual fifth graders while comedian Jeff Foxworthy served as the host. There have since been several reboots of the game show, including one in 2015 on Fox with Foxworthy and another in 2019 on Nickelodeon with John Cena hosting.
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According to Variety, the new version of the game show would feature celebrity guests answering questions alongside contestants instead of children. The deal is not yet done as discussions are ongoing.
Kelce continues to find his way into the entertainment industry during his football career, as he hosted Saturday Night Live last year and was the star of the Catching Kelce reality show in 2016. Of course, he is also dating arguably the most popular entertainer in the world right now, Taylor Swift.
If Kelce does agree to this deal, he could tape all the episodes in the offseason so it doesn’t interfere with the Chiefs’ season.
