Sunday’s sport in his native Ohio was “surreal” for star Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce.
When reflecting on Kansas Metropolis’s 21-7 win over the Browns, Kelce — who grew up in Cleveland Heights — shared Wednesday on his “New Heights” podcast that he isn’t certain “if it’s the last time” he’ll play there as he finishes his twelfth season within the league.
“It felt so surreal. I don’t know if it’s the last time I’ll play in Cleveland but it kinda felt like I was giving it one last hoorah before I’m done because I’ve only played there twice in 12 years … It was a special day for me personally,” mentioned Kelce, who had 4 receptions for 27 yards throughout the Week 15 victory at Huntington Financial institution Discipline.
Retirement buzz has swirled round Kelce, 35, over the previous few months because the nine-time Professional Bowler chases his third consecutive Tremendous Bowl win with the Chiefs and his fourth general.
Kelce, whose profile has skyrocketed to new heights amid his relationship with pop famous person Taylor Swift, was requested about the potential for hanging up his cleats within the close to future throughout an look on “The Rich Eisen Show” in September.
“I’m still enjoying coming to work. I’m not dreading practice,” Kelce mentioned on the time. “I’m just having so much fun and just so appreciative and so fortunate that I’ve been able to come into year 12 and still have this energy and this love and the ability to get to work.”
Regardless of the 2024 season being a statistically down yr for Kelce (84 receptions for 709 yards and two touchdowns by way of 14 video games), the All-Professional tight finish remains to be a power on the sector.
Earlier this month, he turned the fasted tight finish to achieve 12,000 yards.
The Chiefs are in for a gauntlet of a schedule for the following two weeks. They’ll host the Texans on Saturday earlier than touring to Pittsburgh for a Christmas conflict in opposition to the Steelers on Wednesday.
Kansas Metropolis will shut out the common season in Denver on Sunday, Jan. 5.
