Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has provided an update on the future of star tight end Travis Kelce, who is contemplating retirement after a 13-year NFL career with the team.
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid shared an update on Travis Kelce‘s future as he contemplates retirement after a 13-year NFL career entirely with the team. The coach made it clear that he didn’t want to “put words in [Kelce’s] mouth” when speaking on the star tight end.
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Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid shared an update on Travis Kelce’s future as he contemplates retirement after a 13-year NFL career entirely with the team
The coach made it clear that he didn’t want to “put words in [Kelce’s] mouth” when speaking on the star tight end
Kelce’s two-year extension contract with the Chiefs, signed in 2024, ends next month
“There is communication. That’s the main thing,” Reid told media during a press conference on Friday, Feb. 20. “That means people want to move forward. I think that’s where Trav is,” he said of Kelce, whose contract with the Chiefs ends in March 2026.
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Kelce has been with the Chiefs since he was selected in the third round with the 63rd overall pick of the 2013 NFL Draft. He recently wrapped his 13th season with the team, where he’s won three Super Bowl titles to date.
The Ohio native’s most recent season didn’t end on the same high note the franchise has become used to after the last three years. Not only did the team miss playoff contention for the first time in a decade, but Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered a season-ending ACL tear.
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With his two-year contract extension up next month, all eyes have been on Travis since before the team entered its offseason. Various players, staff members, front office folk and Travis himself have commented on his potential retirement.
“Well as an organization, we certainly hope that he will come back,” Chiefs CEO and Chairman Clark Hunt said in a guest spot on NFL Network’s Good Morning Football on Jan. 27.
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While Kelce has yet to make an explicit decision, he’s not against a return. “I feel motivated, but I got to make the right decision for me,” he previously said.
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