Adam Sandler says he considered having Travis Kelce play his son in ‘Happy Gilmore 2’

Travis Kelce nearly became Travvy Gilmore.

Adam Sandler shared on the Aug. 28 edition of the "New Heights" podcast that he originally wrote a part for the Kansas City Chiefs star to be Happy Gilmore's son in the highly anticipated "Happy Gilmore 2" that will start filming in a few weeks.

"The whole thing was to get to hang out with Travis," Sandler joked to Kelce and his brother, Jason Kelce, on the podcast. "That’s why we put it together."

Sandler said he heard Travis Kelce talking about having a part in the sequel to the beloved 1996 golf comedy on a previous episode of "New Heights." The comedy legend then shared he was thinking about a role for Kelce even before the Chiefs tight end spoke it into existence.

"We were talking about you playing my son while we were writing it," Sandler said. "Literally like six months ago, we were like, 'Imagine if Travis was my first baby, how funny that would be? Just a badass.'"

Kelce is going to appear in the Netflix film, but not as the son of one of Sandler's most famous characters.

"First of all Travis, we’re going to have fun," Sandler said. "Because the scene you’re doing is with so many great golfers. It’s going to be amazing. You’re going to be funny as hell."

"Oh yeah," Kelce said.

The Chiefs star is expected to be one of multiple cameos in the film, including a host of professional golfers.

Sandler also spoke to Jimmy Fallon on "The Tonight Show" on Aug. 20 about having Kelce in the movie, which will be filmed in New Jersey.

"Travis, he mentioned it, and so we have a nice something for Travis," Sandler said. "He’s going to come by. You guys would love him in real life. What a big, handsome guy. Funny and cool as hell."

Kelce said on "New Heights" that after he heard Sandler on "The Tonight Show," he went out to practice the famous Happy Gilmore golf swing. It requires a few skips toward the tee to build momentum and then swinging with every ounce of energy to drive the ball as far as possible.

"I think I got the swing down," Kelce said. "I was out there the other day. ... I was like, 'I just got to do a ceremonial one.' And I f------ ripped it. It felt so good."

Sandler is also trying to relearn the Happy swing himself after all these years.

"It seems simple, so I tried it out," he told Fallon. "I fell. And I laid there for a while and somebody brought me a lemonade, and I just kind of laid down on the ground drinking a lemonade for a while. I’ll be ready. When it’s time to shoot, I’m a gamer."

The sequel picks up with Happy Gilmore as an older golfer who is "a bit of a mess," Sandler said on "New Heights."

"We kind of get his life cooking again," Sandler said.

Kelce remembered becoming enthusiastic about golf after seeing the original "Happy Gilmore" while growing up. Like Sandler's character, Kelce also played ice hockey but decided to give golf a try.

"You inspired an entire generation to get on the golf course," Kelce told Sandler.

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