Travis Kelce admits returning to Chiefs, NFL for 2025 season 'wasn't a very tough decision'

Travis Kelce entered this offseason surrounded by uncertainty. The 35-year-old faced questions astir whether the Kansas City Chiefs nonaccomplishment to the Philadelphia Eagles would beryllium the last clip helium laced up his NFL cleats.

Kelce yet decided to proceed playing the crippled helium loves. 

"I'm coming backmost for sure. Gonna effort to get into the champion signifier I've been this offseason and get backmost to the mountaintop," Kelce wrote successful a substance connection to Pat McAfee that the ESPN big read during his show. "Got a existent atrocious sensation successful my rima with however I played successful that past crippled and with however I got the guys acceptable for battle. I can't spell retired similar that!!!!"

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Kansas City Chiefs choky extremity Travis Kelce aft making a drawback during warmups earlier an NFL shot crippled against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Nov. 4, 2024, successful Kansas City, Mo.  (Reed Hoffmann/AP Photo)

This week, Kelce indicated that portion helium possibly did concisely contemplate stepping away, helium ne'er really powerfully considered retiring.

"I emotion football. I don't deliberation I truly thought astir it that much," Kelce told the assembled media connected Wednesday astatine the Chiefs minicamp. "... I emotion coming successful to enactment each azygous day. It wasn't a precise pugnacious 1 for me. I cognize I'm getting older, but astatine the aforesaid time, I inactive consciousness similar I've got a batch I tin beryllium successful this league. With that being said, it truly wasn't that hard of a determination for me."

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Kelce finished the Super Bowl nonaccomplishment with 4 receptions for 39 yards. The choky extremity expressed regret implicit his forgettable showing successful the game, telling reporters helium "felt similar I failed my guys." But added, helium "really didn't consciousness similar it was my past game." 

Kansas City Chiefs choky extremity Travis Kelce waves to the assemblage aft a nonaccomplishment to the Philadelphia Eagles during the NFL Super Bowl 59 shot game, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, successful New Orleans.  (Abbie Parr/AP Photo)

The Chiefs person played successful the past 3 Super Bowls, winning two. Kelce reaffirmed his tendency to hoist the coveted Vince Lombardi trophy erstwhile again astatine the extremity of the upcoming season.

Anything little than different title would beryllium a nonaccomplishment successful Kelce's eyes. "That's the lone mode I find if it's a palmy (season) oregon not," helium said. "It's conscionable however I'm wired now."

Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs reacts arsenic helium does an interrogation during Super Bowl LIX Opening Night astatine Caesars Superdome connected Feb. 3, 2025 successful New Orleans, Louisiana.  (Michael Owens/Getty Images)

Kelce fell abbreviated of the 1,000-yard receiving people past season. He ended the regular play with 823 yards.

Kelce said helium volition interest astir his playing aboriginal aft the 2025 season. In the meantime, helium is staying focused connected trying to assistance the Chiefs beryllium the past squad lasting adjacent February.

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"I got 1 twelvemonth connected this contract, I cognize that, and we'll effort and fig retired thing for adjacent year," Kelce said. "The Chiefs enactment knows however overmuch I emotion them. I can't spot myself ever playing anyplace else. We'll woody with that down the roadworthy erstwhile the clip is right, but close present I'm focused connected winning a title this year."

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