Report: Kelce to return for 2025

[SHOWTIME]

Veach suggests 2025 will be his last year...

Brett Veach said the Chiefs anticipate Travis Kelce playing next season.

“Hopefully he has a magical season to end his magical career,” Veach said.

— Nate Taylor (@ByNateTaylor) February 25, 2025

[BWillie]

Contrary to popular belief it is pretty hard to make 17 million a year

[irafreak]

So much whining over the most underpaid tight end in history counting 20 million against the cap. There are 3 players on this team that I would be absolutely fine with them chewing up salary and underperforming because they've built up that much good will with me.

Mahomes, kelce, and Jones. These 3 bring way more than numbers to the team.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Dante84

Probably dumb, but I'll throw it out there.

Would it help or hurt Kelce to change up his body a bit heading into this year? Ex - if he is looking to gain some speed, would it be to his benefit to drop 10-15 lbs and be utilized less as a blocker and more in the slot?

If he were ever out there building his body to be utilized as a blocker, I'd be SHOCKED.

He's always been a move TE and has always been utilized that way. I'm guessing he's always tried to work his body as far towards that side of the ledger as possible.

Then he just uses natural strength and intelligence to get his angles right and get his blocks made.

If he could've made himself an even more dangerous receiving TE -- he would've. That's always been first, 2nd and 3rd in what we ask for him. The blocking has always been a happy accident.

The issue just appeared to be a guy that expected to play his way into shape and learned the hard way that he can't do that anymore. Because we sure had a lot of folks saying "He'll turn it on when he has to..." and when he tried vs. Buffalo and Philly, there wasn't any gas left in the tank.

Playoff Kelce isn't a switch to flip anymore. He has to prepare this offseason like he's playing 20 post-season games or I don't think we're gonna be telling our kids about the Travis Kelce farewell tour. It won't be Willie Mays as a Met, but it won't be something we'll enjoy a great deal. Watching him run 3 routes and then spend the rest of the drive gasping for air on the sidelines won't be the way I want to see him go out.

[POND_OF_RED]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

70 catches. 617 yards

That would be one hell of a playoff run to end his career.

[POND_OF_RED]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Contrary to popular belief it is pretty hard to make 17 million a year

Kelce is the one player that I truly believe money never factored into any of his contract decisions. He gave us some great bargains over his career.

[Rainbarrel]

The movie “My Dead Friend Zoe” will be showing this week in Kansas City, and a local man is one of the film’s producers.

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.

As he continues to pursue a career in the entertainment world, Kelce got his first executive producer credit on “My Dead Friend Zoe.” The film is billed as a comedy/drama and stars Natalie Morales, Sonequa Martin-Green, Ed Harris and Morgan Freeman.

This is the movie’s synopsis via IMDB.com: “Engaged in a mysterious relationship with her dead best friend from the Army, a female Afghanistan veteran comes head to head with her Vietnam vet grandfather at the family’s ancestral lake house.”

At the movie’s premier Monday in Los Angeles, fellow producer Paul Scanlan was asked by People magazine if Kelce has a future in Hollywood.

“Even just seeing what a difference it’s made having him involved in our project, I would say yeah,” Scanlan said. “He’s such a likable guy and he’s a good actor. I mean, he’s proven that he’s been in some good material. And he’s a good producer.”

[comochiefsfan]

Originally Posted by Dante84

Probably dumb, but I'll throw it out there.

Would it help or hurt Kelce to change up his body a bit heading into this year? Ex - if he is looking to gain some speed, would it be to his benefit to drop 10-15 lbs and be utilized less as a blocker and more in the slot?

100%

He was noticeably slower and less agile last year and a large part of that was simply because he was fat.

I’m sure it also fatigued him early in games and made him less effective as the game went on.

Frankly, I thought his weight and conditioning was just as big a factor in his decline last year as his age.

It’s why I’m optimistic that if he shows up to camp in shape this year that he can squeeze one more really good year out of his body.

[comochiefsfan]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

If he were ever out there building his body to be utilized as a blocker, I'd be SHOCKED.

He's always been a move TE and has always been utilized that way. I'm guessing he's always tried to work his body as far towards that side of the ledger as possible.

Then he just uses natural strength and intelligence to get his angles right and get his blocks made.

If he could've made himself an even more dangerous receiving TE -- he would've. That's always been first, 2nd and 3rd in what we ask for him. The blocking has always been a happy accident.

The issue just appeared to be a guy that expected to play his way into shape and learned the hard way that he can't do that anymore. Because we sure had a lot of folks saying "He'll turn it on when he has to..." and when he tried vs. Buffalo and Philly, there wasn't any gas left in the tank.

Playoff Kelce isn't a switch to flip anymore. He has to prepare this offseason like he's playing 20 post-season games or I don't think we're gonna be telling our kids about the Travis Kelce farewell tour. It won't be Willie Mays as a Met, but it won't be something we'll enjoy a great deal. Watching him run 3 routes and then spend the rest of the drive gasping for air on the sidelines won't be the way I want to see him go out.

I’m hoping that if he knows for sure that this is going to be his last year that he’ll be able to lock in and fully commit himself, fitness and nutrition wise, for 11 more months.

11 more months of grinding it out and working himself into peak condition and then he has the rest of his life to trot the globe and party and let himself go.

Just lock in for one more year and then you’re done and never have to do it again.

[TLO]

You either die a hero or you live long enough to become the villain.

[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by comochiefsfan

I’m hoping that if he knows for sure that this is going to be his last year that he’ll be able to lock in and fully commit himself, fitness and nutrition wise, for 11 more months.

11 more months of grinding it out and working himself into peak condition and then he has the rest of his life to trot the globe and party and let himself go.

Just lock in for one more year and then you’re done and never have to do it again.

Agree.

If this is it, go out with a bang. Don’t show up with a guy again.

[PAChiefsGuy]

Originally Posted by POND_OF_RED

Kelce is the one player that I truly believe money never factored into any of his contract decisions. He gave us some great bargains over his career.

Agreed. He deserves it so no big deal.

I'm sure Chiefs will give him a reduced role and let him mentor Grey.

Hopefully Kelce goes out with a better performance than what happened in the last Super Bowl.

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by comochiefsfan

I’m hoping that if he knows for sure that this is going to be his last year that he’ll be able to lock in and fully commit himself, fitness and nutrition wise, for 11 more months.

11 more months of grinding it out and working himself into peak condition and then he has the rest of his life to trot the globe and party and let himself go.

Just lock in for one more year and then you’re done and never have to do it again.

From your keyboard to God's eyes. Here's hoping!

[TLO]

Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy

Agreed.

I'm sure Chiefs will give him a reduced role and let him mentor Grey.

Hopefully Kelce goes out with a better performance than what happened in the last Super Bowl.

Grey doesn't need any mentoring. He is what he is.

If they think anything of Jared Wiley, he's the one that needs the mentoring.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by Rainbarrel

That means he accepted a lesser role

He already had, it only went up because Rice went down.

[RollChiefsRoll]

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