{"id":662257,"date":"2026-01-07T22:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T22:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/662257\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T22:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T22:50:12","slug":"chiefs-travis-kelce-is-finding-that-answer-regarding-his-retirement-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/662257\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs&#8217; Travis Kelce is &#8216;finding that answer&#8217; regarding his retirement decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce remained noncommittal on a decision regarding his future in the NFL during the latest episode of his \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast with his brother Jason.<\/p>\n<p>While Kelce said he has talked to a few people in the Chiefs&#8217; facility and that they know where he stands on his decision, he did not explain the conclusion he ultimately came to.<\/p>\n<p>However, Kelce did express that he still has love for the game, which he believes will never leave him.<\/p>\n<p>Kelce also said that if he thinks his body can go for an 18-week regular season and beyond, he will come back &#8220;in a heartbeat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think right now it\u2019s just finding that answer and seeing how the body feels after [the Week 18] game,\u201d Kelce said.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kshb.com\/sports\/football\/chiefs\/game-report-chiefs-fall-to-raiders-skid-into-offseason-with-6th-straight-loss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kansas City\u2019s season ended Sunday, Jan. 5<\/a>, with a 14-12 loss against the Las Vegas Raiders, Kelce was mum on whether he had <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kshb.com\/sports\/football\/chiefs\/well-see-te-travis-kelce-discusses-retirement-as-chiefs-season-ends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">put on an NFL jersey for the final time.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEither it hits me quick, or I\u2019ve got to take some time,\u201d Kelce said. \u201c&#8230; I don\u2019t know. We\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last offseason, after a <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kshb.com\/sports\/football\/chiefs\/3-peat-quest-thwarted-eagles-overwhelm-chiefs-ol-in-lopsided-super-bowl-lix-romp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">blowout loss to the Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> in Super Bowl LIX, Kelce went on the \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast and said he <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kshb.com\/sports\/football\/chiefs\/chiefs-te-travis-kelce-plans-to-take-some-time-to-figure-out-whether-he-will-return-or-retire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">planned to \u201ctake some time\u201d<\/a> to weigh his options.<\/p>\n<p>Weeks later, Kelce&#8217;s return to the Chiefs was confirmed through <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/newheightshow\/status\/1895236881258086501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">&#8220;New Heights&#8221; social media accounts.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The three-time Super Bowl champion finished the 2025 season with 76 receptions, 851 yards and five touchdowns. He also earned Pro Bowl honors for the 11th time in his career.<\/p>\n<p>If Kelce returns to the Chiefs, he would be suiting up for his 14th season, with the potential to reach top five all-time in catches, top 15 all-time in receiving yards and top 20 in receiving touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>He is the NFL\u2019s all-time leader in playoff receptions with 178 and ranks second in postseason receiving yards and touchdowns to Hall of Famer Jerry Rice.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce remained noncommittal on a decision regarding his&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":662258,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2063],"tags":[346,7,118,110,2438,2437,21359,6,8276,500,95750],"class_list":{"0":"post-662257","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kansas-city-chiefs","8":"tag-chiefs","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-kansas-city","11":"tag-kansas-city-chiefs","12":"tag-kansascity","13":"tag-kansascitychiefs","14":"tag-new-heights","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-retirement","17":"tag-travis-kelce","18":"tag-travis-kelce-nfl-future"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115856266119892263","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662257","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=662257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/662258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}