Travis Kelce is holding his lips sealed for now.
When the 10-time Professional Bowler was requested Friday about his future plans after the Chiefs had been eradicated from the playoffs final week, Kelce saved his ideas to himself.
“I’d fairly preserve the give attention to this group, proper now,” he mentioned, per ESPN. “All of the conversations I’ve with the group transferring ahead will probably be with them. It’s a novel time in my life. I’ve acquired three video games left & I do know when the season ends.”
At 36 and with a marriage on the best way with worldwide pop star Taylor Swift, the query has lingered if Kelce will return for an additional season.
After the Chiefs misplaced to the Eagles in Tremendous Bowl 2025 in February, Kelce vowed to not go on such a bitter notice.
Whereas not the Tremendous Bowl, Sunday’s Week 15 loss to the Chargers noticed Kansas Metropolis knocked out of playoff competition for the primary time since 2014, a bitter notice in what’s been a irritating season.
Moreover, Patrick Mahomes suffered a season-ending ACL tear and gained’t be underneath heart for the remaining three video games. In his place will probably be Gardner Minshew.
“We misplaced our quarterback, man, Patty Mahomes, our man, our brother, our fearless chief, our face of the franchise to an ACL,” Kelce mentioned on Wednesday throughout an episode of the “New Heights” podcast to his brother and co-host Jason Kelce after the tight finish skirted reporters within the postgame entry on Sunday.
Kelce had seven receptions of 9 targets for 70 yards towards the Chargers.
On prime of the group points, Kelce has struggled to seek out his regular groove. This season, the three-time Tremendous Bowl winner has racked up 797 yards off 67 receptions. He had seven consecutive 1,000-plus yard seasons from 2016-22.
Nonetheless, he isn’t prepared to surrender on the season, even when it might be his final — and his profession might finish with out two-time MVP Mahomes on the sphere.
“Chiefs Kingdom, we’re going to provide it all the pieces we’ve acquired,” Kelce declared on the podcast. “There’s no query about that. There’s just one means I do issues, there’s just one means coach [Andy] Reid does issues, and if we’re going to go on the market and play some soccer, we’re going to do it the suitable means and preserve making an attempt to get these items mounted and finish on the best notice that we will.
“If there’s a recreation available, child, I’m going to go on the market and I’m going to like f–king enjoying in it,” he added. “Regardless of if it’s a recreation that will get us into the playoffs, or a recreation that looks like it doesn’t have any implications. That’s the integrity you bought to go on the market with.”
