Kansas City Chiefs Star Travis Kelce looked down as he walked off the field at Caesar’s Superdome in New Orleans after a Super Bowl -Lix tab to Philadelphia Eagles.
Kelce’s performance was far from what Chiefs and NFL fans are used to seeing in great moments. He did not make the hard and low catches he usually does on Sunday night. He had four catches of six goals for 39 yards in the game.
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Kansas City Chiefs Tight End Travis Kelce, #87, goes off the field after a loss to Philadelphia Eagles under the NFL Super Bowl Lix football match on Sunday 9 February 2025 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Broadcast caught Kelce walking off the field. He talked briefly about the loss 40-22 afterwards.
“We haven’t played so badly all year. You don’t lose that way without everything going bad,” he said.
The question that Kelce is facing now is whether he returns to Chiefs in another season. 35-year-old production was clearly down to start the season 2024. He had moments when he showed flashes of himself in his lead role, but it was far from what Kansas City previously received from him.
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Kansas City Chiefs Tight End Travis Kelce, #87, waves to the crowd after a loss to Philadelphia Eagles under the NFL Super Bowl Lix football match on Sunday 9 February 2025 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Pension rumors had swirled around him in the last weeks of the year.
“I let Travis make this decision on my own,” said Chiefs -Quarterback Patrick Mahomes after the game. “He knows he still has a lot of football left in him. I mean you can see it. He always plays in the greatest moment, but that’s if he wants to put that grinding because it takes it to go out there and Playing 20 games, no matter what it is and get to the Super Bowl.
Kansas City Chief’s tight end Travis Kelce, #87, adjusts his helmet before the NFL Super Bowl Lix football match against Philadelphia Eagles Sunday 9 February 2025 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
“He has done enough to be a gold-jacket guy and first-voting hall of Famer, but I know he still has a love for the game and he gets some time with his family and make this decision on his own. “
