Kansas Metropolis Chiefs normal supervisor Brett Veach has revealed tight finish Travis Kelce is “fired up” to proceed his NFL profession and expects to see him return subsequent season.
Kelce stated earlier this month that he would “take some time” earlier than deciding whether or not to retire from the NFL, following his aspect’s Tremendous Bowl defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles.
The 35-year-old stated earlier than that loss that he was not planning on calling it quits from the NFL anytime quickly, with Kelce nonetheless having another yr underneath contract.
Veach spoke to reporters on the NFL Mix in Indianapolis, the place NFL coaches and scouts journey yearly to judge prime collegiate expertise, the place he confirmed he expects to see Kelce again subsequent season.
“How we left at the end of the season is that he was fired up,” Veach stated. “Nonetheless assume he has that fireside and need to play.
“As far as I’m concerned, there is no deadline (to commit to playing next season). I think we left it as he’d be back.”
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Head coach Andy Reid added: “We did have a chance to talk before they left. That [retiring] is up to Travis. At this point, it’s ‘Get out of town. They’ve played a lot of football here. So, step back, then we’ll talk.'”
Kelce made 97 receptions for 823 yards within the 2024 common season, his lowest yardage complete since 2014, having posted seven consecutive 1,000-yard years from 2016-22.
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The 35-year-old spoke candidly about his future throughout an episode of New Heights, the podcast he seems on along with his brother – and former NFL star – Jason Kelce.
“I know everybody wants to know whether or not I’m playing next year. And right now, I’m just kicking everything down the road,” Kelce stated. “I’m kicking every can I can down the road and I’m not making any crazy decisions.
“Proper now, the most important factor is simply being there for my team-mates and being there for my coaches, understanding that there is a lot that goes into this factor.”
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Kelce, whose profile has grown considerably since he started relationship popstar Taylor Swift in 2023, has beforehand admitted the Chiefs’ unimaginable success in latest seasons has taken a toll on him.
He stated: “I have been lucky over the previous five-six years, I’ve performed extra soccer than anyone and it is due to the folks which are in that constructing and the truth that we hold going to those AFC Championships and these Tremendous Bowls.
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“That means I’m playing an extra three games more than everybody else in the entire league. And that’s a lot of wear and tear on your body. And it’s a lot of time spent in the building focusing on your craft, focusing on the task at hand, every challenge that you set up for yourself.
“And that course of may be gruelling. It will probably weigh on you. It will probably make you higher and it may drive you loopy on the similar time.
“And right now, it’s one of those things where it was kind of driving me crazy this year. And I think that it happens as you kind of tail off towards the back nine of your career.”
