{"id":19777,"date":"2025-01-25T05:01:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T05:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=19777"},"modified":"2025-01-25T05:01:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T05:01:26","slug":"travis-kelce-has-perfect-response-to-narrative-hes-slowing-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=19777","title":{"rendered":"Travis Kelce Has Perfect Response to Narrative He&#8217;s Slowing Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_j4n2ibdap\">Over the last two seasons, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has seen his numbers take a dip from what he produced during the heights of his career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_z6x4syfwt\">From 2016 to &#8217;22, Kelce recorded over 1,000 yards receiving in seven straight seasons, an NFL record for a tight end, but fell short of the 1,000-yard mark in each of the last two years. This season, Kelce caught just three touchdown passes in the regular season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_o4zdsc4nm\">At age 35, Kelce\u00a0<a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/travis-kelce-taylor-swift-thoughts-retirement-timeline\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/travis-kelce-taylor-swift-thoughts-retirement-timeline\">has begun thinking about his eventual retirement<\/a>, but he still is not paying attention to any the talk that he is &#8220;slowing down.&#8221; When asked if he pays any attention to the narrative that he is slowing down, Kelce bluntly replied, &#8220;No.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Travis Kelce, when asked whether he pays attention to those who say he might be slowing down. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4DnPoRw7dk\">pic.twitter.com\/4DnPoRw7dk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pgsween\/status\/1882883031041794365?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I laugh at it,&#8221; Kelce continued. &#8220;It&#8217;s fun. As long as I&#8217;m going out there and we&#8217;re winning, that&#8217;s all that matters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_dqfvrpees\">Though Kelce&#8217;s numbers have dwindled during the regular season, he continues to come up clutch in the postseason. In the divisional round against the Houston Texans, Kelce had a vintage performance, catching seven passes for 117 yards and a touchdown. Last year, Kelce went from averaging nearly 66 yards per game in the regular season to nearly 89 yards per game in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_rasmfllj1\">Kelce additionally continues to set records. During the regular season, he became the Chiefs&#8217; all-time leader in receiving touchdowns. Last week against the Texans,\u00a0<a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/chiefs-travis-kelce-breaks-jerry-rice-nfl-playoffs-receiving-record#:~:text=With%20this%20100%2Dyard%20receiving,NFL%20postseason%20history%20with%20nine.&amp;text=Kelce%20broke%20the%20record%20on,Mahomes%20in%20the%20third%20quarter.\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/chiefs-travis-kelce-breaks-jerry-rice-nfl-playoffs-receiving-record#:~:text=With%20this%20100%2Dyard%20receiving,NFL%20postseason%20history%20with%20nine.&amp;text=Kelce%20broke%20the%20record%20on,Mahomes%20in%20the%20third%20quarter.\">Kelce broke another of Jerry Rice&#8217;s<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_aoxits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/chiefs-travis-kelce-breaks-jerry-rice-nfl-playoffs-receiving-record#:~:text=With%20this%20100%2Dyard%20receiving,NFL%20postseason%20history%20with%20nine.&amp;text=Kelce%20broke%20the%20record%20on,Mahomes%20in%20the%20third%20quarter.\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/chiefs-travis-kelce-breaks-jerry-rice-nfl-playoffs-receiving-record#:~:text=With%20this%20100%2Dyard%20receiving,NFL%20postseason%20history%20with%20nine.&amp;text=Kelce%20broke%20the%20record%20on,Mahomes%20in%20the%20third%20quarter.\">records<\/a>\u00a0to become the all-time leader in postseason games with at least 100 receiving yards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_y70e2e7e2\">Kelce might not be as dominant as he was in his prime, but as he showed against Houston, he is certainly not washed yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last two seasons, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has seen his numbers take a dip from what he produced during the heights of his career. 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