‘I pulled the trigger’ – Travis Kelce hints at exact retirement date as deciding factor in extending playing career revealed
Travis Kelce has unfinished business in the NFL. The Kansas City Chiefs great was considering retirement after a heartbreaking Super Bowl defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles. Kelce was not at his best last seasonGetty But he will return next season and attempt to set the record straight. Speaking to brother Jason on the latest episode of their New Heights podcast, Kelce admitted ‘I let my guys down’ after struggling to match his usual levels last season. He also said that he felt he had a ‘responsibility’ to see out his current contract and would likely have returned to the field even if the Chiefs had sealed their unprecedented three-peat with victory. His current deal runs out at the end of the 2025 season, suggesting Kelce may well call time on his Hall of Fame career after having one more shot at glory. “The biggest thing is that I f****** love playing the game of football. I love playing,” he admitted. “I still think I can play it at a high level, and possibly at a higher level than I did last year. “I don’t think it was my best outing,” he added. “I think I let my guys down in a lot more moments than I helped them, especially if you look at my track record and how I’ve been in years past. “I got a bad taste in my mouth for how I ended the year and how well I was playing and how accountable I was for the people around me.” Asked how he made the decision, Kelce said he went with his gut. “It’s just off a feel. I’m not a big measure the pros and cons [guy],” he explained. “Pure gut feeling… I pulled the trigger as soon as I knew that feeling.” Brother Jason is loving life since leaving the NFLGetty
Travis Kelce has unfinished business in the NFL.
The Kansas City Chiefs great was considering retirement after a heartbreaking Super Bowl defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles.
But he will return next season and attempt to set the record straight.
Speaking to brother Jason on the latest episode of their New Heights podcast, Kelce admitted ‘I let my guys down’ after struggling to match his usual levels last season.
He also said that he felt he had a ‘responsibility’ to see out his current contract and would likely have returned to the field even if the Chiefs had sealed their unprecedented three-peat with victory.
His current deal runs out at the end of the 2025 season, suggesting Kelce may well call time on his Hall of Fame career after having one more shot at glory.
“The biggest thing is that I f****** love playing the game of football. I love playing,” he admitted. “I still think I can play it at a high level, and possibly at a higher level than I did last year.
“I don’t think it was my best outing,” he added. “I think I let my guys down in a lot more moments than I helped them, especially if you look at my track record and how I’ve been in years past.
“I got a bad taste in my mouth for how I ended the year and how well I was playing and how accountable I was for the people around me.”
Asked how he made the decision, Kelce said he went with his gut.
“It’s just off a feel. I’m not a big measure the pros and cons [guy],” he explained. “Pure gut feeling… I pulled the trigger as soon as I knew that feeling.”
