Feb. 4 (UPI) — Even with his trophy case full and off-the-field fame overflowing, Travis Kelce isn’t thinking about retiring.
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end spoke about his football future while surrounded by reporters at Super Bowl Opening Night on Monday at Caesars Superdome.
“Where will I be in three years? I don’t know,” Kelce said. “Hopefully still playing football. I love doing this. I love coming into work every day. I feel like I still have a lot of good football left in me.
“We’ll see what happens.”
Kelce, 35, totaled 97 catches for 823 yards and three scores in 16 games this season. The 10-time Pro Bowl selection and four-time first-team All-Pro signed a two-year, $34.2 million restructured contract in April.
Kelce is the NFL’s active leader in career receptions with 1,004. He totaled 12,151 yards and 77 touchdowns on those grabs. Kelce also scored two rushing touchdowns over his first 12 years in the NFL.
The 6-foot-5 pass catcher has appeared in 175 games for the Chiefs since entering the league as a third-round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.
Kelce also is one of the best postseason performers in NFL history. His 174 catches are the most for any player in league history. He also is the league’s active leader in postseason receiving yards (2,039) and receiving touchdowns (20).
He led the NFL in postseason catches and touchdown catches in four of the last five years. He also led the league in receiving yards in three of the last four postseasons. Kelce totaled a career-high 32 catches during the Chiefs’ postseason run in 2023-24.
He’ll look to stay involved Sunday when the Chiefs attempt to become the first team in NFL history to win three consecutive Super Bowls.
Despite his achievements and rising popularity, escalated even more by his relationship with girlfriend Taylor Swift, Kelce shows no signs of stopping, even if he wins a fourth Super Bowl ring.
“I know I’ve been setting myself up for other opportunities in my life,” Kelce said. “That’s always been the goal knowing football only lasts for so long. You have to find a way to get into another career and to another profession. I’ve been doing that in my off-seasons.
“But for the most part, I plan on being a Kansas City Chief and playing football.”
