Although it marked the fewest yards (39) in any of his Super Bowl appearances, Kelce did surpass Hall of Famer Jerry Rice for the most catches in Super Bowl history (35) in the losing effort.
In the first half, Kelce didn’t catch a pass on two targets while Patrick Mahomes, his close friend and the Chiefs’ quarterback, had a passer rating of just 10.7 – on track to be the fourth-worst by a starting quarterback in Super Bowl history.
Football fans continued to speculate over Kelce’s future after the 35-year-old tight end fuelled retirement rumors last month, admitting to sports journalist Stephen A Smith that his opinion on the matter “changes every single day”.
I feel like I still got a lot of good football left in me,” he told reporters during Super Bowl LIX Opening night last Monday.
On Super Bowl LIX Opening Night last Monday, Kelce gave another cryptic clue into where his future lies.
