Travis Kelce has not said he’ll retire after the 2024 NFL season comes to an end, but that won’t stop people from speculating about his future.
Kelce has been with the Kansas City Chiefs since 2013. Although he had career lows in receiving yards and touchdowns this season, he feels fresh heading into the playoffs. On the latest episode of the “New Heights” podcast, the All-Pro tight end talked about wanting to face the best of the best this postseason. He said, “I want to slay every dragon one by one, like Mortal Kombat.”
During this Wednesday’s episode of “First Things First,” Fox Sports personality Nick Wright responded to Kelce’s comments. Before predicting that Kelce will have an epic postseason, he suggested there’s a good chance the future Hall of Famer will retire in the offseason.
“I’m just telling everyone. These might be his final three games in the NFL. It’s certainly on the board,” Wright said. “You are about to see a throwback, peak Travis Kelce performance. I told you all year that I thought he had five or six great games in him. He used up one in the regular season after Rashee Rice got hurt and before they got DeAndre Hopkins because the team needed it to stabilize.”
That initial statement from Wright has fans questioning how much longer Kelce will play. As of now, he’s under contract through the 2025 season.
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Kelce talked about retirement prior to the 2024 season. He didn’t sound like a player ready to say goodbye to the gridiron.
“I just love football and how it takes me away from life and it gives me something I can feel genuinely happy about. I enjoy coming in the building, working on my craft, getting to understand a new game plan and perfecting that for the people around me,” Kelce said. “It gives me a purpose to kind of go about my day and to live my life, and I just have so much excitement doing it. It’s going to be hard trying to figure out when to call it quits or not.”
Kelce, 35, has already accomplished so much in the NFL. He’s a three-time Super Bowl champion who has made the Pro Bowl a whopping 10 times. We also can’t forget he takes his game to another level in the playoffs. Not only does he own the postseason record for receptions, he’s tied with Jerry Rice for most playoff games with at least 100 receiving yards.
Whenever Kelce calls it a career, he’ll be on a direct flight to Canton.
