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Travis Kelce gives fans more insight into his decision Play another season With the Kansas City Chiefs.
During Wednesday, March 5, followed by “New Heights” – summarized by his brother. Jason Kelce – The 35 -year -old Travis opened up why he didn’t think it was the right time to retire.
“I think the greatest thing is that I love playing the football game,” he said. “I love playing, I still have the feeling that I can play at a high level. And possibly at a higher level than last year I don’t think it was my best trip. I let my boys down in many more moments than I helped them, especially if you look at my track record and how I have been in the past few years. I know, I want to do it well. “
Travis said that after last season he had a “bad taste in my mouth” and added: “I love so many people in Kansas City … it’s now at home. I don’t want to leave life yet. I have put a lot of hard work and focused on being the best for KC, and last year it didn’t end well for us.”
“I have the feeling that there is a responsibility in me to play the contract that I originally signed to give Kansas City and the Chiefs organization everything I got, and I will do that, man,” he said.
Jason, 37, joked that His own retirement from 2024 Travis fluctuated in the other direction before asked about further details about his decision -making process.
“It is similar to all the other decisions I make, it is simply not in the feeling. I am not a big trade fair for the advantages and disadvantages (person) and all of that. I just go out of the feeling, pure intestinal feeling. And I love this game, man, ”said Travis. “And not only that, I love going into the building with the boys who are there.”
Head coach Andy Reid also played in the decision. “Trainer Reid was one of the greatest influences on my life, not just in football. And I don’t want to stop working with him, I don’t want to stop learning from him. I don’t want to stop being the reason why he is successful or is part of the reason why he is successful, ”continued Travis. “I would like Knock ((Mahomes). … I want to live on these dreams. “
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The speculations spun last month about the NFL future of Travis after the chiefs lost the Super Bowl Lix to the Philadelphia Eagles. The defeat has completed an overwhelming season for Travis, which previously stated that he did not pay attention to comments on his statistics. During the Super Bowl 2025 in New Orleans, Travis made only four catches for 39 yards – his worst super bowl performance so far.
Travis spoke openly around His setting after the super bowl During an episode of “New Heights” in February, he revealed that he was not ready to “make crazy decisions”. He said on Wednesday that the loss of the Super Bowl is “probably the biggest factor” in his election.
“I never checked it a bit, it was always in mind,” he said. “Even if it became difficult on the body last year or if it became difficult after the Super Bowl, they are at their all -time low. There is only something in a motivating factor that you can do this and you want to do this. I pulled the deduction as soon as I had that feeling. … I can’t say whether this will be the last year or not because I still have a lot of love for what I do for the city of Kansas City and the Chiefs organization. “
The Aushall from Travis Kelce’s announcement that he would return to the field next season were felt in the Chiefs Kingdom. The news broke that the 35-year-old Kelce on Thursday, February 27th, retired onto the street, retired, the Espns The Pat McAfee Show, when McAfee (37) read a text live on-air from (…) when McAfee read a text.
According to reports, the Chiefs Travis gave a deadline of March 14 to inform them about his plans for the next season, and he made the call over time. Pat McAfee Unveiled on Thursday, February 26th, followed by ESPNS The Pat McAfee Show That he received a text from Travis, that was: “My Dawg !!! I will come back safely. “
The text continued: “I will try to achieve the best form in which I was in this low season and can return to the mountain summit. I have a really bad taste in my mouth with what I played in this last game and how I prepared the boys for the fight. “
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Travis’s decision was celebrated in an Instagram post that was shared by the chiefs with the caption “Year 13”. The official account “New Heights” wrote in the comment area “Let Goooo”.
Before Travis made headlines, a source exclusively tells US Weekly that he had his girlfriend’s support Taylor SwiftRegardless of his decision. The 35 -year -old Swift took part in her first Chiefs game in September 2023 and has become a staple in the Arrowhead stage, while her romance continues with the tight end. She visited the Super Bowl 2024 and cheered Travis and the Chiefs when they defeated the San Francisco 49ers. In February, Swift made her second super bowl appearance.
“Taylor and Travis work so well (together),” revealed a second insider last month. “You are still incredibly in love and your relationship is getting better and better.”
