Kelce Travis And the chiefs of the city of Kansas have just reached their Fifth Super Bowl In six years, reviving speculation that this could be the last of the last.
While Kelce ends her twelfth Nfl Season, many wonder if a retirement announcement is on the way – especially if he is able to win a third consecutive victory for the Super Bowl. However, Kelce has not yet said anything concrete on pension publicly.
Earlier this month, on January 15, Kelce admitted during a Interview with sports journalist Stephen A Smith That his opinion on retirement “changes every day”.
“I love everything I do in this building, but at the end of the day, I do not have this extreme success on the field like me individually,” said Kelce. “… I’m going to reassess it as I always do, and I will probably say to what extent I like this thing and I will come back next year.”
At the time, he also clarified that his girlfriend, the pop sensation Taylor Swifthad not tried to dissuade him from playing in the NFL if that was what he wanted.
“She fully encourages me to enjoy this game,” said Kelce. “She likes to come to Arrowhead and come to the Games and encourage me, so I got all the support of the world to continue to continue these dreams.”
Although the tight end has not yet explicitly declared whether it is retiring or not, here are some clues that suggest that this could come as soon as possible …
June 2023 – Kelce recognizes how much he will fail to play football
During the mini camp of chefs in 2023, Kelce spoke of the luck he felt to be able to play football in their thirties.
“I love this match,” he said. “I know I’m going to miss it when I finished playing … I can play a game to make a living at the age of 33, 34 and I think it’s something – you know , I don’t want to lose that. I don’t want to lose this excitement that I had for a match when I was a child. »»
November 2023 – injuries lead to retirement reflections
During an interview with the Wall Street JournalKelce revealed that his possible retirement would result from injuries he had received from his time on the ground.
“This is the only thing that I have never really been open,” said the tight end. “Differentity. Pain. Persistent injuries – the 10 surgeries I have undergone that I always feel each surgical intervention to date. »»
June 2024 – The brother of Travis, Jason, shares retired advice
The older brother of the tight ensemble Jason Retired after playing 13 seasons with the philadelphia eagles Last year. Before Travis went into the training camp in June 2024, Jason suggested that this would be the moment when his younger brother included when he retired.
“It is then that you will start to know, whenever this time comes, and you must move away,” said Jason during an episode of their New summits podcast. “(It’s) your body fights, as you could do something you can no longer do. It was then that you were fighting, to continue recovering this. It is then that it is starting to become difficult. In the end, everyone knows when it is time for them. »»
Later this month, Travis recognized at a press conference that “it was towards the end of the road (more) than the start”, but he wanted to make sure that he had a career after the Football before retiring.
December 2024 – His last game in Ohio?
In an episode of December 2024 of New heights, Travis said that He probably played his last match in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. “I love this city, guy. It was so fun, ” saidAfter the Chiefs against the Browns of Cleveland.
Jason and Travis grew up and went to university at Cleveland Heights nearby before their NFL careers.
“I don’t know if this is the last time I will play in Cleveland, but I had a little feeling of giving it a last Hourra before I finished because I played it twice in 12 years “,” he said to his older brother at the time.
January 2025 – Jason questions the number of games that Travis has left
Saturday January 25, during an episode of They call her late at night with Jason KelceKelce’s older brother discussed his desire to attend both the Eagles match at 3 p.m. HE in Philadelphia and the Chiefs’ match in Kansas City at 6.30 p.m.
“I am a little torn apart. I want to be there for the Eagles, I also want to be there for my brother, I don’t know how much he has, “he said on the show. “So we are sort of stolen from the seat of our pants. We could be able to see each other both, hopefully. »»
