In the long run, it was easy for Travis Kelce.
Kelce revealed to Pat McAfee final week that he could be returning for one more NFL season his thirteenth with the Chiefs, and expanded on that call Wednesday in the course of the “New Heights” podcast he co-hosts with older brother Jason.
“I think the biggest thing is that I f–king love playing the game of football,” Kelce stated. “I nonetheless really feel like I can play at a excessive degree and presumably at the next degree than I did final yr. I don’t assume it was my finest outing. I feel I let my guys down in much more moments than I helped them.
“Particularly in case you have a look at my observe document and the way I’ve been in years previous. I need to give it an excellent run. I’ve a foul style in my mouth in how I ended the yr and the way properly I used to be taking part in and the way accountable I used to be for the folks round me. And I like so many individuals in Kansas Metropolis each in that facility and in the neighborhood and it’s house for me.
“I don’t want leave that life yet. I’ve put on a lot of hard work and a lot of focus into being the best that I can for KC. Last year it didn’t end well for us and I feel like there is a responsibility in me to play out the contract I initially signed to give Kansas City and the Chiefs organization everything I’ve got and that’s what I’m gonna do man.”
Kelce additionally famous that shedding the Tremendous Bowl, and arising wanting a historic three-peat with the Chiefs, performed a task in his choice to return.
Kelce initially hedged on his future after the Chiefs misplaced to the Eagles 40-22 in Tremendous Bowl 2025 final month.
He stated on Wednesday that he was all the time more likely to return even after hitting an “all-time low” following the defeat wherein he was a non-factor with 4 catches for 39 yards.
“It’s similar to all the decisions I make. It’s off of feel,” Kelce stated. “I’m not an enormous measure the professionals and cons, pure intestine feeling. I f–king love this sport and i really like going into the constructing with the blokes which are there.
“Coach Reid has been one of many greatest influences on my life, not simply within the sport of soccer. And I don’t need to cease going to work with him. I don’t need to cease studying from him, I don’t need to cease being part of the explanations he has success. I need that man to have probably the most success on this planet due to who he’s been in my life.
“… There are so many people in that building that I love with all my heart man. I want to keep living out those dreams and going to work with them. I never once kind of second-guessed it. Even when it got tough last year on the body or after the Super Bowl and you’re at your all-time low there is something in a motivating factor that you want to do this. I pulled the trigger as soon as I knew I had that feeling.”
The long run Corridor of Famer has performed 12 seasons within the NFL and can go down as one of many nice pass-catching tight ends within the historical past of the game.
Kelce, 35, has turn out to be one of many greatest celeb names within the sports activities because of his relationship with pop star Taylor Swift.
Kelce and Swift, additionally 35, started relationship in the summertime of 2023 – and it has since turn out to be clear Kelce is plotting an leisure profession of some kinds after he retires.
That, nevertheless, won’t be for at the least one other season.
Kelce is a 10-time Professional Bowler and three-time Tremendous Bowl champ who has 1,004 profession receptions for 12,151 yards and 77 touchdowns.
