Yahoo Lifestyle Patrick Mahomes Addresses Travis Kelce's Future With the Chiefs: ‘He’s Given So Much to This Team'
Is Travis Kelce ready to follow in brother Jason Kelce's footsteps?
Retirement rumors and speculation have been circulating for at least the last few years, and naturally, fans' idle chatter on the matter has seen a bit of a resurgence surrounding Super Bowl LIX, where the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans on Feb. 9.
The New York Post's Ryan Dunleavy spoke with Patrick Mahomes after the big game, asking the quarterback to touch on the tight end's plans for the future.
“I’ll let Travis make that decision on his own, man," Mahomes said, quickly shutting down any speculation that he may know what's going through Travis' head. "He’s given so much to this team and to the NFL and been such a joy not only for me to work with but for people to watch."
"He knows he still has a lot of football left in him," he continued, pointing to how Travis "always makes plays in the biggest moments."
"But it’s if he wants to put in that grind," he added. "It’s a grind to go out there and play 20 games, whatever it is, to get to the Super Bowl, and he’s done enough…"
He concluded, “I know he still has love for the game and he’ll get to spend some time with his family and make that decision on his own, but he knows he’ll come back here with welcome arms. We love that guy.”
Mahomes also took to X following the team's difficult loss, thanking fans for their "love and support" in the wake of the Eagles' win.
"I let y’all down today," he admitted. "I’ll always continue to work and try and learn and be better for it."
He concluded by promising the team would "be back."
Appreciate all the love and support from #ChiefsKingdom
I let y’all down today. I’ll always continue to work and try and learn and be better for it.
Want to give thanks to God for every opportunity he has given me.
We will be back.— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) February 10, 2025
Whether or not that includes Travis will naturally be at his own discretion.
His older brother, of course, retired at the end of the previous season at the age of 36. At 35, like his brother, Travis has far surpassed the average retirement age of an NFL player, which clocks in at 27.6 years, as reported by Business Insider.
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