There is no doubt that Kansas City Chiefs Tight End Travis Kelce loves playing football. As the senior member of the roster, there had been speculation that with a win on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, he would step up. However, that might not be the case.
Kansas City Chiefs Tight End Travis Kelce is one of one. From his talent on the field, engaging spirit, work ethic, and drive to be the best, he’s still playing at a high level. Yet, a hot topic of his first media session didn’t always center on his famous girlfriend, Taylor Swift.
Instead, reporters asked Kelce whether he plans to hang up his cleats anytime soon. When asked where he sees himself in three years, Kelce quickly dismissed those rumors.
“Where will I be in three years? Hopefully still playing football,” Kelce said. “I love doing this. I love coming into work every day. I feel like I still got a lot of good football left in me.”
Kelce is one of the most popular figures in the NFL, and his relationship with Taylor Swift has taken on a life of its own. He’s on top of the world, both on and off the field. Now, he has the opportunity to set the record for the future.
What has transpired since he became the Chiefs’ starting quarterback is nothing short of a miracle. We are living in unprecedented times in Kansas City, and I believe that most fans are not taking this for granted. Eventually, it will end, but that seems to be in the future.
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“We’ll see what happens. I know I’ve been setting myself up for other opportunities in my life. That’s always been the goal, knowing that football only lasts for so long. You’ve got to find a way to get into another career, another profession. I’ve been doing that in my off-seasons. But for the most part, I’m planning on being a Kansas City Chief and playing football, he said.”
He also has the Midas touch. He’s a television star and co-hosted one of the most popular podcasts with his brother, Jason Kelce; his life has reached new heights. Somehow, he balances his life without letting the noise outside his circle affect him.
As Chiefs fans have noticed, Kelce has been in playoff mode since the team’s three-game, eleven-day stretch, during which he helped lead them to victory in all three games. In the postseason, he’s playoff Travis, and he now has one more game to achieve the impossible: three consecutive Super Bowl wins.
Yet he’s also very guarded about his relationship with Taylor Swift. Outside of his love for her homemade breakfast pop-tarts, he’s also dealt with adversity. His house was robbed last year during a game he played at Arrowhead, and he doesn’t quite have the freedoms he did before dating his superstar girlfriend.
Yet, despite all that, he’s been dialed in about playing football for the Chiefs and focusing his job with a relentless passion that exhumes confidence he can indeed play another three years.
Yes, he’s not as fast as he once was, and the grind of training camp and the regular season is simply the path to the postseason. He accepts that yet he works harder than anyone on the team. At 35, not many of us can walk around the block, yet he plays football every Sunday.
He’s the first man on the practice field in shorts regardless of the weather, and he sets an example for the younger players that working hard is the key to team success.
Patrick Mahomes marvels at his best friend’s work ethic. Yet the two have developed a unique relationship on the field. They are the greatest quarterback pass-catching duo in NFL history, and their ability to understand the ad-lib play is vital to the Chiefs’ offense.
Kelce can break a few more records from Jerry Rice in Super Bowl catches and post-season touchdowns, but that’s secondary compared to wanting to win this current Super Bowl for the young and old guys who have never tasted this opportunity.
Therefore, it appears they may need to wait a few more seasons for the 31 other teams in the NFL that are hoping Kelce will step down.
