{"id":656490,"date":"2026-01-05T18:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/656490\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T18:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:04:14","slug":"travis-kelce-delivers-big-message-for-andy-reid-and-chiefs-teammates-after-disappointing-2025-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/656490\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis Kelce delivers big message for Andy Reid and Chiefs teammates after disappointing 2025 season"},"content":{"rendered":"

The loss to the Raiders was the final blow for Andy Reid\u2019s Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>, a team that started the NFL<\/a> season with high expectations but failed to deliver. From now on, it will be a matter of reshuffling and starting fresh, and many are already thinking about what\u2019s next\u2014including Travis Kelce.<\/p>\n

The tight end has been flirting with retirement in recent months, and this latest season could make him reconsider what No. 87 will do in the near future. Will he return seeking revenge, or does he feel that what\u2019s been done can\u2019t erase the last impression?<\/p>\n

In a locker room interview with the press, Kelce<\/a> somehow hinted at the steps he plans to take moving forward: \u201cI\u2019ll spend some time with them, go through exit
meetings tomorrow and get close to the family and figure things out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the final record, he also made it clear that he values what the franchise has done to always give their best: \u201cI got so much love for this team, this organization. . . Everybody\u2019s working their (expletive) off to make this the best organization out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some changes have already begun in the Chiefs<\/p>\n

The Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 coaching staff is seeing a significant change as Andy Reid officially loses longtime assistant coach<\/a> Alex Whittingham, who is leaving the NFL to join the Michigan Wolverines. Whittingham\u2019s move to the college football marks a notable departure for Reid<\/a>\u2019s staff ahead of upcoming season.<\/p>\n

\"Chris<\/p>\n

see also<\/p>\n

Chris Oladokun puts NFL on notice with clear message to Andy Reid about Chiefs QB job after Patrick Mahomes injury<\/p>\n

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Also, the Tennessee Titans have officially requested to interview Matt Nagy for their head coaching vacancy, meaning the Chiefs may face risk of losing at least another coach in 2026.<\/a><\/p>\n

Will Kelce return to the Chiefs in 2026?<\/p>\n

Speculation continues to swirl around Kansas City as a Chiefs teammate hinted at Travis Kelce\u2019s potential retirement<\/a> following another grueling season. While Kelce himself has yet to confirm his plans, defensive star Chris Jones remains skeptical of the rumors. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not buying it, he\u2019ll be back next year,\u201d Jones stated. For now, the future remains uncertain, leaving the door open for either a triumphant return for one more run or a legendary exit from the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The loss to the Raiders was the final blow for Andy Reid\u2019s Kansas City Chiefs, a team that…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":656491,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2063],"tags":[501,346,7,118,110,2438,2437,6,500],"class_list":{"0":"post-656490","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kansas-city-chiefs","8":"tag-andy-reid","9":"tag-chiefs","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-kansas-city","12":"tag-kansas-city-chiefs","13":"tag-kansascity","14":"tag-kansascitychiefs","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-travis-kelce"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115843816859590766","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/656490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=656490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/656490\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/656491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=656490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=656490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=656490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}