Chiefs’ Travis Kelce not thinking about retiring anytime soon: ‘I’m going to do it until the wheels fall off’

Travis Kelce doesn’t have an answer as to when he wants his NFL career to end, because he really isn’t sure. Despite a media empire with the “New Heights” podcast with his brother, Jason Kelce, and a broadcasting career waiting for him, the 34-year-old tight end signed a contract extension with the Kansas City Chiefs that will keep him around for at least the next three seasons. 

“I can’t put a time frame on it. I love coming to work every single day,” Kelce said after Tuesday’s minicamp session, via team transcript. “Obviously, I know that there’s opportunities outside of football for me, and I think you have to keep in perspective that I’m still a little kid when I come into this building.”

Kelce has shown no signs of slowing down, even if he fell 16 yards shy of his eighth consecutive 1,000-yard receiving season (he has the record for NFL tight ends with seven 1,000-yard seasons). Kelce had 93 catches for 984 yards and five touchdowns last season, his lowest yardage total since 2015 and lowest touchdown total since 2019. The nine-time Pro Bowl tight end also was in his…


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Author : Jeff Kerr

Publish date : 2024-06-11 22:45:02

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