Travis Kelce suffered from a 'quite large disease' for the Super Bowl, Chiefs General Manager Brett Veach has sensational.
Kelce struggled in New Orleans when Kansas City was poorly beaten by the Philadelphia Eagles.
The tight end did not succeed in having a lot of impact on the game, because the hope of the chiefs went on a historic three-level smoke.
Kelce was examined for his performance and the Chiefs star even teased possible with retirement after the loss.
But on Tuesday, Veach explained that the 35-year-old had been sick in the run-up to the New Orleans game.
“We will never apologize and talk about it, but he fought with a pretty big disease for the Super Bowl,” he told NFL Network.
Travis Kelce suffered from a 'pretty big disease' for the Super Bowl, it has emerged
Chiefs General Manager Brett Veach unveiled the struggles of the tight end before the game
Veach added: 'The way the Eagles played it would have made no difference … We just chose a bad day to have a bad day, but like everything in life, you learn more from the Then lose the victories. “
The future of Kelce has been in great doubt about the Super Bowl, in which the 35-year-old admits him that the grinding to play in the NFL 'Can be exhausting '.
'It can weigh on you. It can make you better and it can make you crazy at the same time … It drove me a bit crazy this year, “Kelce admitted.
But Veach is convinced that the tight end will return at least one season.
“We expect Travis back,” he said. “I think Travis is enthusiastic to come back … We are delighted to have Travis back and that's how we are working out of season this season.”
The GM has praised the lifespan of the tight end during a remarkable career that he saw three super bowls win.
“He has achieved everything that is in this game and he has that unique power, not just to make the people around him better, but to find that extra when you come late in the season and in the low season,” Veach further.
'He finds a way to stay in shape and to produce it at a level that only he can … That is so elusive to have with the boys in the dressing room and the relationship he has with Pat (Mahomes) is too unique.
Kelce struggled to make an impact, because the Chiefs were hit hard in the super dome
“So he makes us better when he is in our dressing room and on the field and we are delighted to get it back.”
Earlier on Tuesday Veach dropped the biggest hint Yet the very end would see the last year of his contract.
“I still think he has that fire and desire to play,” Veach said. 'We left it as he would be back and we are excited to get it back. And get him going. '
First reports claimed that Kelce had until March 14 to decide whether he would come back a year or stop; Last week his brother Jason suggested that 'in his heart' Travis made all his choice.
