Chiefs star Travis Kelce set to return next season

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is set to return for a 13th season in 2025, ending speculation that he might retire.

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is set to return for a 13th season in 2025, ending speculation that he might retire. The news was confirmed on social media via Kelce's podcast, "New Heights."

Earlier Thursday, Kelce, 35, told ESPN's Pat McAfee he was "coming back for sure."

"Going to try and get into the best shape that I've been this offseason and get back to the mountaintop," he said. "Got a real bad taste in my mouth with how I played in that last game and how I got the guys ready for battle. I can't go out like that."

After Kansas City’s loss to Philadelphia in the Super Bowl on Feb. 9, Kelce — who was drafted by the Chiefs in 2013 and has played his entire career with the franchise — said on his podcast that he hadn' decided yet whether he would return for another season. He did note, however, that the demands of the NFL “can weigh on you.”

Kelce is entering the final year of a two-year deal he signed last year.

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