{"id":22627,"date":"2025-02-25T22:07:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T22:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=22627"},"modified":"2025-02-25T22:07:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T22:07:27","slug":"trav-it-kansas-city-chiefs-announces-travis-kelces-retirement-decision-after-weeks-of-speculation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=22627","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City Chiefs announces Travis Kelce\u2019s retirement decision after weeks of speculation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-index=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div data-index=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div data-index=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div data-index=\"1\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"1\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/sport\/13624961\/kansas-city-chiefs-announce-travis-kelces-retirement-decision\/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=sunusnewsfacebook&amp;utm_source=Facebook&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawIrHh9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWFoFJStneHIWgaZp-Eg3nTdCvcir5gSEhizXl0TFvioRybDBAIOJE8ACg_aem_NG9wTixjZokJQ2yl-dm8Sw#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/87-kansas-city-chiefs-warms-973788091.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 335px, (max-width: 520px) 480px, 620px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/87-kansas-city-chiefs-warms-973788091.jpg?w=335 335w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/87-kansas-city-chiefs-warms-973788091.jpg?w=480 480w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/87-kansas-city-chiefs-warms-973788091.jpg?w=620 620w, 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https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/87-kansas-city-chiefs-warms-973788091.jpg?w=2480 2480w\" alt=\"Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs warming up before Super Bowl LIX.\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/87-kansas-city-chiefs-warms-973788091.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=960\" data-caption=\"The Kansas City Chiefs have announced Travis Kelce's retirement decision\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__gallery-count\"><span class=\"article__gallery-count-value\">2<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\"><span class=\"article__media-span\">The Kansas City Chiefs have announced Travis Kelce&#8217;s retirement decision<\/span><span class=\"article__credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container open-gallery\" data-index=\"2\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/sport\/13624961\/kansas-city-chiefs-announce-travis-kelces-retirement-decision\/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=sunusnewsfacebook&amp;utm_source=Facebook&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawIrHh9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWFoFJStneHIWgaZp-Eg3nTdCvcir5gSEhizXl0TFvioRybDBAIOJE8ACg_aem_NG9wTixjZokJQ2yl-dm8Sw#\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/travis-kelce-87-kansas-city-973926434_8cabc3.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=640\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 335px, (max-width: 520px) 480px, 620px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/travis-kelce-87-kansas-city-973926434_8cabc3.jpg?w=335 335w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/travis-kelce-87-kansas-city-973926434_8cabc3.jpg?w=480 480w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/travis-kelce-87-kansas-city-973926434_8cabc3.jpg?w=620 620w, 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https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/travis-kelce-87-kansas-city-973926434_8cabc3.jpg?w=1920 1920w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/travis-kelce-87-kansas-city-973926434_8cabc3.jpg?w=2480 2480w\" alt=\"Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs warming up before Super Bowl LIX.\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/travis-kelce-87-kansas-city-973926434_8cabc3.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=640\" data-caption=\"Kelce has been with the Chiefs for the past 12 seasons after being drafted and has one more year left on his contract\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__gallery-count\"><span class=\"article__gallery-count-value\">2<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"article__media-caption\"><span class=\"article__media-span\">Kelce has been with the Chiefs for the past 12 seasons after being drafted and has one more year left on his contract<\/span><span class=\"article__credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kelce was considering hanging up his cleats after a Hall of Fame-bound career, a source prevously shared with The U.S. Sun.<\/p>\n<p>That came after the devastating 40-22 defeat to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/philadelphia-eagles\/\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>\u00a0in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/super-bowl\/\">Super Bowl<\/a>\u00a0earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>The loss ended the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/kansas-city-chiefs\/\">Chiefs<\/a>\u00a0bid for a historic three-peat, which would have been a first in NFL\u00a0<span id=\"5dbd9936-1b4e-4594-9568-c31b84c08477\" class=\"suggested-link\">history<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>But the Chiefs&#8217; general manager, Brett Veach, has announced Kelce will be back for the 2025 campaign.<\/p>\n<div class=\"advert-wrapper advert-wrapper--outstream\"><\/div>\n<p>He said\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/travis-kelce\/\">Kelce<\/a>\u00a0was \u201cfired up\u201d about entering the final year of his contract, and playing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe left it as, he\u2019d be back and we\u2019re excited to get him back and get him going,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>According to NFL insider\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1894444575386636434\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ian Rapoport<\/a>, Veach made the declaration while at the NFL Combine.<\/p>\n<p>The combine begins at the Indianapolis Colt&#8217;s Lucas\u00a0<span id=\"11b238cf-f532-4e9c-99bb-da332abdfc83\" class=\"suggested-link\">Oil<\/span>\u00a0Stadium later this week.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood Kelce had been in talks with the team,\u00a0<span id=\"a591fcdf-7dce-40e7-a30a-8e9c1547edbb\" class=\"suggested-link\">family<\/span>\u00a0and friends over his\u00a0<span id=\"3d41165f-e856-4ed6-a03c-b4523756e81b\" class=\"suggested-link\">future<\/span>\u00a0for weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Pop sensation girlfriend\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/taylor-swift\/\">Taylor Swift<\/a>\u00a0has been a close confidante of his.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bc-video-6369067766112\" class=\"brightcove\">\n<div class=\"brightcove__holder lazyloaded\">\n<div id=\"video_6369067766112_5067014667001-53605\" class=\"brightcove__video video-js vjs-paused vjs-controls-enabled vjs-workinghover vjs-v7 vjs-user-active vjs-layout-medium bc-player-pV1KxHf2t_default bc-player-pV1KxHf2t_default-index-0 vjs-mouse vjs-ad-controls vjs-ima3-html5 vjs-dock vjs-plugins-ready vjs-player-info vjs-errors vjs-parsely vjs-thumbnails vjs-tealium not-hover\" lang=\"en-us\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"region\" translate=\"no\" data-embed=\"default\" data-video-id=\"6369067766112\" data-application-id=\"Inline\" data-brightcove-id=\"video_6369067766112_5067014667001-53605\" data-video-id-pending=\"6369067766112\" data-player=\"pV1KxHf2t\" data-account=\"5067014667001\" aria-label=\"Video Player\" aria-labelledby=\"video_6369067766112_5067014667001-53605 vjs-dock-title-1\" aria-describedby=\"vjs-dock-description-2\">\n<div class=\"vjs-poster\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-disabled=\"false\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"vjs-text-track-display\" translate=\"yes\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vjs-ima3-ad-container\">\n<div><iframe id=\"goog_1367385948\" title=\"Advertisement\" src=\"https:\/\/imasdk.googleapis.com\/js\/core\/bridge3.687.1_en.html#fid=goog_1367385948\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"vjs-big-play-button\" title=\"Play Video\" type=\"button\" aria-disabled=\"false\"><span class=\"vjs-control-text\" aria-live=\"polite\">Play Video<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"article__bc_video-caption\">Travis Kelce showers Taylor Swift with $140,000 worth of glam Valentine\u2019s Day gifts including Cartier watch and flowers<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>He was close to calling time on his legendary 12 year-long NFL career.<\/p>\n<p>But the tight end has clearly made the decision to come back, and the Chiefs are now aware of that.<\/p>\n<div class=\"advert-wrapper advert-wrapper--advert-inarticle-mpu\">\n<div id=\"advert-inarticle-mpu\" class=\"dfp-ad advert--in-article-mpu nuk-ad-placeholder\" data-ad-label=\"inArticleMPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>That means another run at a a fourth Super Bowl ring for him.<\/p>\n<p>Kelce believes he can play in the NFL for another three seasons, an insider\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/sport\/13529728\/travis-kelce-retirement-kansas-city-chiefs-super-bowl\/\" rel=\"\">told The U.S. Sun<\/a>\u00a0after the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"article__media-img-container\" data-index=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/KS_NFL-graphicstrophy_130225v2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-13534850\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/KS_NFL-graphicstrophy_130225v2.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=680\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 335px, (max-width: 520px) 480px, 620px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/KS_NFL-graphicstrophy_130225v2.jpg?w=335 335w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/KS_NFL-graphicstrophy_130225v2.jpg?w=480 480w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/KS_NFL-graphicstrophy_130225v2.jpg?w=620 620w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/KS_NFL-graphicstrophy_130225v2.jpg?w=670 670w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/KS_NFL-graphicstrophy_130225v2.jpg?w=960 960w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/KS_NFL-graphicstrophy_130225v2.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/KS_NFL-graphicstrophy_130225v2.jpg?w=1005 1005w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/KS_NFL-graphicstrophy_130225v2.jpg?w=1440 1440w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/KS_NFL-graphicstrophy_130225v2.jpg?w=1860 1860w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/KS_NFL-graphicstrophy_130225v2.jpg?w=1340 1340w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/KS_NFL-graphicstrophy_130225v2.jpg?w=1920 1920w, https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/KS_NFL-graphicstrophy_130225v2.jpg?w=2480 2480w\" width=\"680\" height=\"960\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/KS_NFL-graphicstrophy_130225v2.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=680\" data-caption=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>That would require a new contract, but talks would have to wait until the new season.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2024-25 campaign, he was not up to his usual high standards in terms of stats.<\/p>\n<p>He had 823 yards and just three receiving touchdowns during the regular year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"advert-wrapper advert-wrapper--advert-inarticle-mpu-1\">\n<div id=\"advert-inarticle-mpu-1\" class=\"dfp-ad advert--in-article-mpu nuk-ad-placeholder\" data-ad-label=\"inArticleMPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kelce had more of an impact in the playoffs, which helped\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/andy-reid\/\">Andy Reid<\/a>&#8216;s side make it to the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>But he had another poor display at the Caesars Superdome against the Eagles.<\/p>\n<p>NFL fans even claimed it was his &#8211; and quarterback\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/patrick-mahomes\/\">Patrick Mahomes<\/a>, worst games of their careers &#8211; so far.<\/p>\n<p>Fans reacted with shock at the retirement news, and expected Kelce to be back to his best in the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"advert-wrapper advert-wrapper--advert-inarticle-mpu-2\">\n<div id=\"advert-inarticle-mpu-2\" class=\"dfp-ad advert--in-article-mpu nuk-ad-placeholder\" data-ad-label=\"inArticleMPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Revenge tour begins,&#8221; one person predicted on X.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 The Kansas City Chiefs have announced Travis Kelce&#8217;s retirement decisionCredit: Getty 2 Kelce has been with the Chiefs for the past 12 seasons after being drafted and has one &hellip; 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