Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce says he’ll “take some time” earlier than deciding whether or not to retire from the NFL following his facet’s Tremendous Bowl defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Kelce starred within the Chiefs’ first 2025 playoff recreation towards the Houston Texans however struggled in a victory over the Buffalo Payments earlier than failing to make an influence because the Eagles delivered a dominant 40-22 victory in New Orleans on Sunday.
The 35-year-old spoke candidly about his future in the course of the newest episode 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 am kicking each can I can down the street and I am not making any loopy selections.
“Right now, the biggest thing is just being there for my team-mates and being there for my coaches, understanding that there’s a lot that goes into this thing.”
Kelce, together with quarterback Patrick Mahomes, have been the centrepieces of a outstanding run for the Chiefs that has seen them attain seven successive AFC Championship video games.
On Sunday they had been going for a historic third successive Tremendous Bowl victory – and a fourth title in six years.
Kelce, whose star has solely grown since he started courting popstar Taylor Swift in 2023, admits the Chiefs’ unbelievable success has taken a toll on him.
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Travis Kelce led the Chiefs’ celebrations following their AFC Championship win over the Payments, as Taylor Swift watched on!
He stated: “I’ve been fortunate over the past five-six years, I’ve played more football than anybody and it’s because the people that are in that building and the fact that we keep going to these AFC Championships and these Super Bowls.
“Which means I am enjoying an additional three video games greater than all people else in your entire league. And that is plenty of put on and tear in your physique. And it is plenty of time spent within the constructing focusing in your craft, specializing in the duty at hand, each problem that you just arrange for your self.
“And that process can be gruelling. It can weigh on you. It can make you better and it can drive you crazy at the same time.
“And proper now, it is a type of issues the place it was type of driving me loopy this 12 months. And I believe that it occurs as you type of tail off in the direction of the again 9 of your profession.”
After accumulating 117 receiving yards and scoring a landing towards the Texans, Kelce managed only a whole of six catches for 58 yards within the ultimate two video games of the Chiefs’ marketing campaign.
These numbers represented a major drop-off from final 12 months’s post-season, when he performed a key function in every of the 4 wins that took the Chiefs to Tremendous Bowl glory.
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He added: “As you see yourself or not feel yourself have the success that you once used to have, man, it’s a tough pill to swallow.
“After which on high of that, to not be there within the greatest moments, realizing your crew’s relying on you, man. These are all extraordinarily exhausting issues. It is only a robust actuality.
“I think I’m going to take some time to figure it out. And I think I owe it to my team-mates that if I do come back, that it’s going to be something that… it’s a wholehearted decision, I’m not half-assing it, I’m fully here for them.
“I believe I can play. It is simply whether or not or not I am motivated or it is one of the best choice for me as a person, as a human, as a as an individual to tackle all that accountability.”
