Why Travis Kelce’s Chiefs decision ‘wasn’t a tough one’ after Super Bowl flop
NY Post
Returning to the Chiefs for his 13th NFL season was an easy call for Travis Kelce.
The star tight end, who was at the center of retirement buzz earlier this year, told the media Wednesday he feels he’s “got a lot” more to prove following the Chiefs’ Super Bowl flop to the Eagles in February.
“I love football. I don’t think I really thought about it that much. My friends and family and the team and the guys and women in this building, I love coming into work every single day. It wasn’t a very tough one for me. I know I’m getting older, but at the same time, I still feel like I got a lot that I can prove in this league … It really wasn’t that hard of a decision for me,” said Kelce, who turns 36 in October.
A three-time Super Bowl champ and 10-time Pro Bowler, Kelce is coming off a statistically down year in which he tallied 823 receiving yards and three touchdowns, compared to 984 yards and five scores in 2023.
It marked the second straight season he failed to eclipse 1,000 receiving yards — a milestone he had reached seven consecutive times beginning in 2016.
With his quiet production, pundits speculated Kelce’s heart was elsewhere, as he took on opportunities outside football, such as hosting Amazon’s “Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity.”
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