The 35-year-old Kelce, who is dating pop superstar Taylor Swift, has one year left on his contract with the Chiefs but said he will take time to decide on his future after the disappointment of Kansas City’s 40-22 loss to Philadelphia, which denied them an unprecedented third straight Super Bowl title.
In the lead up to Sunday’s game, Kelce had said that repeatedly reaching the play-offs and playing in three consecutive Super Bowls had made him feel like he could “play this game forever”, but he has now admitted there is a price to pay for the extended seasons each year.
“I know everybody wants to know whether I’m playing next year and, right now, I’m just kicking everything down the road,” Kelce told the New Heights podcast, which he co-hosts with his brother Jason, the former Eagles centre who retired last March.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has said he is contemplating retirement following last weekend’s Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
“The fact that we keep going to these AFC championships and these Super Bowls, that means I’m playing an extra three games more than everybody else in the entire league,” he said.
