Travis Kelce Is 'Already Thinking' About Next NFL Season and Is 'Hungry' to Keep Playing, Source Says
Travis Kelce is allegedly 'hungry' to keep playing in the NFL amid rumors of a possible retirement, a source says.
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Is Travis Kelce retiring from the NFL after Super Bowl LIX? Here's what a source said about how he's still 'hungry' for another win.
by Lauren Weiler
Published on February 13, 2025
Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs were disappointed in their Super Bowl LIX performance. The team lost to the Philadelphia Eagles, and Taylor Swift watched it all go down from her suite. Rumors swirled around Kelceâs potential NFL retirement following the loss. However, a source says Kelce is âalready thinkingâ about next season with the Chiefs and has no plan to retire.
Before Super Bowl LIX, Travis Kelce seemed unsure of his future with the NFL. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end has been dabbling in the entertainment industry since dating Taylor Swift. Kelce hosts Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? and has taken small roles in Grotesquerie and Happy Gilmore 2. While the tight end will likely continue his foray into Hollywood, he allegedly has no plans of giving up football just yet.
An insider told The U.S. Sun that Kelce is âalready thinkingâ about next season following the Chiefsâ Super Bowl defeat and remains âsuper motivatedâ to get back on the field. The source noted that Kelce is âhungryâ for a better outcome in future seasons.
âHe isnât going to retire,â the insider alleged. âHe wants to win more Super Bowls. His goal is to play three more seasons. ⌠He still feels that he can play at the highest level for three seasons, and I am sure that if he decides to stay with the Chiefs at the end of his current contract, there will be no issues extending his deal.â
However, the insider added that Kelce knows âthe next season has to be perfect.â
âHe is desperate to make the Chiefs make history again,â they said.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce in December 2024 | XNY/Star Max/GC Images
Travis Kelce spoke about the Chiefsâ devastating Super Bowl loss on his podcast, New Heights. He explained how football can âhumbleâ those who play it extremely quickly, which is what seemed to have happened during the big game.
âItâs a tough pill to swallow, man,â Kelce noted. âEvery time we felt like we made a big play or we got something going, a penalty would happen, or weâd be going backwards. Then, on top of that, just not executing the play calls. It wasnât the play calls. It was the cumulative effort of everybody just not finding a way to get it done, man. To happen on the biggest stage sucks, but to have it happen for the second time of my career on the biggest stage, itâs a tough pill to swallow.â
The tight end commented on his future with the NFL. Kelce said heâs not âmaking any crazy decisionsâ just yet.
âI know everybody wants to know whether or not Iâm playing next year,â he noted. âRight now, Iâm just kicking everything down the road. Iâm kicking every can that I can down the road. Iâm not making any crazy decisions, but right now, the biggest thing is just being there for my teammates and being there for my coaches, understanding that thereâs a lot that goes into this thing.â
Does Taylor Swift want Travis Kelce to call it quits on the NFL? Kelce says Swift âfullyâ encourages him to continue enjoying playing the game, so it seems heâll have to make his own decision regarding retirement.
âSheâs fully encouraging me to enjoy playing this game,â Kelce told TV personality Stephen A. Smith. âShe loves coming to Arrowhead and coming to the game and cheering for me. So, I got all the support in the world to keep chasing these dreams.â
In the same interview, Kelce noted that heâs ânot having that extreme success on the fieldâ that he hoped for.
âI love everything that Iâm doing in this building, but at the end of the day, Iâm not having that extreme success on the field as I have individually,â he said. â⌠Iâll reevaluate it like I always do, and Iâll probably tell myself how much I love this thing, and Iâll come back next year.â
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