Travis Kelce shared his appreciation for an ESPN star after his emotional return to the network and his tribute to a colleague.

The Kansas City Chiefs star tight end, 35, reacted to an iconic sports broadcaster's return to ESPN's flagship show, SportsCenter.

On Monday, the iconic sportscaster Rich Eisen returned to SportsCenter for the first time in 22 years.

He hosted the 11:00 pm ET edition of SportsCenter after the Monday Night Football game between the Washington Commanders and Cincinnati Bengals .

During Eisen's seven years at ESPN, from 1996 to 2003, Eisen regularly hosted the highlight show alongside Stuart Scott, who died in 2015 at the age of 49 after a battle with appendix cancer.

The network made a tribute showing the best moments between the two, with cameras sho

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