Travis Kelce admits that he weighs the possibility of retirement after the super bowl of the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday evening.
The Chiefs are still faltering from their 40-22 defeat to Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans, so that they were not the first team in history that made a famous three-turf.
With girlfriend Taylor Swift on Caesar's Superdome, Kelce ended a miserable night on an individual note after he had largely become anonymous in the game, which led to intense speculation about his future in the NFL.
And on Wednesday's episode from the new Heights-Podcast of him and brother Jason, the 35-year-old revealed that he is considering bending out of football.
He initially said to Jason: 'I know everyone wants to know if I play or not next year, and at the moment I just kick everything on the road. I kick every I can on the road.
'I don't make crazy decisions [yet]. At the moment the biggest thing is just being for my teammates and there are for my coaches, understanding that there is a lot in this thing. '
Travis Kelce admits that he will retire after the loss of Super Bowl van de Chiefs on Sunday
The 35-year-old broke his silence in the defeat against the Eagles on his new Heights-Podcast
After 12 long seasons in the NFL, the legendary tight end ended as a reason why he is considering hanging his shoe plates.
“The fact that we keep going to these AFC championships and these super bowls, that means that I play an extra three games than everyone else in the entire competition,” he explained.
'That is a lot of wear on your body and it has been spent a lot of time in the building, focused on your craft, focused on the task that you have obvious, every challenge that you draw up for yourself. That process can be abandoned, it can weigh on you.
'It can make you better [but] It can drive you crazy at the same time, and at the moment it is one of those things that it makes me crazy this year. It happens when you get a little on the back nine of your career. If you think you don't have the success you used to have, it is a difficult pill to swallow.
“And then not to be there at the biggest moments, knowing that your team counts on you man … it's just a tough reality.”
“I'm going to take the time to find out,” he went on. 'And I think I owe it to my teammates that if I come back that it will be a sincere decision and I will not be half ** and I am completely here for them.
“I think I can play, it's just like I'm motivated or it's the best decision for me as a man, as a person, as a person to take on all that responsibility.”
Kelce was largely anonymous because the chiefs were well beaten by the Philadelphia Eagles
Many are afraid that he could now retire to spend more quality time with girlfriend Taylor Swift
Kelce, generally considered one of the biggest tight ends in the NFL history, registered only four catches for 39 yards when the Chiefs came the second best for the Eagles.
Pension was a constant subject of his 2024 season, in which many suggested that the end is close when he set up some of the worst songs of the regular season of his career.
Fans and analysts have tipped the NFL veteran to run away from football to spend more quality time with Swift, and throw themselves away from the sport in more TV and film opportunities.
Jason, who retired with the Eagles last year after 13 seasons, said to his younger brother: 'It is crazy if you come to this point in your career when it becomes more difficult and harder to do it. There is a physicality that is more difficult to manage, there is a mental approach that becomes more difficult to manage, because it is often used to the physical discomfort and things that happen.
'To do it well, you must be dedicated and you have to bring the time, and you have to be completely in it. And it is difficult to register for that, because you know what is needed. You have been here for three years in a row, you have been to this game several times, you have had a great amount of success.
'It is frustrating as you get older in your career and you know that it is becoming increasingly difficult to do, and more and more debilitating to continue. So take your time, clearly go away from everything for a while. '
Kelce only registered four catches for 39 Yards when the Eagles ran Riot in New Orleans on Sunday
Swift looked up from the stands when her husband fell in his offer on the three-turf
Travis added: 'You can humiliate this sport so quickly, man. It can give you so much praise, it can shoot you to the moon, and it can bury your husband. It can absolutely buried you.
“It is the occupation we have chosen and not everything can sometimes go as planned.”
After hearing his comments, fans fear that Kelce is now destined to bring the curtain to his career, with one writing on X: 'The wheels fall off. My heart breaks for trav, he has worked hard all his life to get where he is. '
“As a fan of football for a long time, this sounds like retirement comes so sad,” said another.
A third came to the conclusion: “He did 10000%.”
While someone simply wrote: “Yes, he's gone.”
As he retires, reports suggest that Kelce is planning to take a break with Swift and after the Super Bowl to enjoy some downtime together.
Taylor and Travis are reportedly now ready to enjoy a break together after a hectic year for both
It is still said that his relationship with the Popster goes into force to Sterk, despite an intense last year for them both and a devastating result for Travis on Sunday evening.
A source told People That after the loss of Kelce in New Orleans, which is described as 'disturbing to everyone', the couple plants a break together.
“Their lives has been a whirlwind since they first started dating,” says the source. “Things seem great between them, and they are incredibly happy together.”
But with regard to the future of Kelce, the source only said, “She really likes looking at Travis.”
