A recent report hinted that tight finish Travis Kelce, who’s within the final year of his contract, was getting ready his physique for a “final dance” season with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs forward of his anticipated retirement.
Whereas talking with reporters on the Chiefs’ obligatory minicamp on Wednesday, Kelce urged he may proceed enjoying past his thirty seventh birthday, which he’ll have a good time in October 2026.
“I acquired one 12 months on this contract, I do know that, and we’ll attempt to work out one thing for subsequent 12 months,” Kelce stated about his unsure future, as shared by Michael Baca of the NFL’s web site. “The Chiefs group is aware of how a lot I really like them. I can not see myself ever enjoying anyplace else. We’ll take care of that down the highway when the time is correct, however proper now I am targeted on successful a championship this 12 months.”
Kelce has been the topic of retirement rumors since he famous within the fall of 2023 that “the lingering accidents—the ten surgical procedures I’ve had that I nonetheless really feel each single surgical procedure to today” had him serious about calling time on his enjoying days “nonstop” and “greater than anybody may ever think about.” Nevertheless, he made it clear this previous March that he nonetheless believes he can carry out “at a excessive stage and presumably at a better stage than I did final 12 months.”
Kelce completed the 2024 common season with profession lows (outdoors of when he appeared in only one sport as a rookie in the course of the 2013 marketing campaign) of 823 receiving yards and three landing catches.
“I really like soccer. I do not assume I actually considered it that a lot,” Kelce stated Wednesday about operating it again with the Chiefs for not less than yet another season. “…I really like coming into work each single day. It wasn’t a really robust one for me. I do know I am getting older, however on the similar time, I nonetheless really feel like I’ve acquired lots I can show on this league. With that being stated, it actually wasn’t that tough of a choice for me.”
Kelce’s much-publicized relationship with leisure celebrity Taylor Swift and his quite a few off-the-field business endeavors hold him busy away from soccer fields. Some think he may basically choose the place he’d need to work as an on-air NFL analyst as quickly as subsequent 12 months.
For now, the three-time Tremendous Bowl champion and future first-ballot Corridor of Famer is concentrated on that includes for the Chiefs by February 2026.
“I am solely excited about Tremendous Bowl rings,” Kelce added in regards to the Chiefs receiving rings for successful this previous January’s AFC Championship Recreation, per Adam Teicher of ESPN. “…Final 12 months wasn’t a hit for me and I am motivated to ensure that we get that different ring this 12 months.”
