NEW ORLEANS — Travis Kelce appears like he’s not planning on leaving soccer anytime quickly.
The 35-year-old Chiefs tight finish had a down 12 months for him with solely three receiving touchdowns within the common season however he’s again within the Tremendous Bowl for the third straight 12 months and fifth time in six years. At Tremendous Bowl Opening Evening, Kelce was requested the place he sees himself in three years.
“The place will I be in three years? I don’t know. Hopefully, nonetheless enjoying soccer,” Kelce mentioned. “I like doing this. I like coming into work on daily basis. I really feel like I’ve nonetheless acquired quite a lot of good soccer left in me. We’ll see what occurs. I do know I’ve been setting myself up for different alternatives in my life. That’s at all times been the purpose, realizing that soccer solely lasts so lengthy. You’ve acquired to discover a technique to get into one other profession and one other career. I’ve been doing that in my offseasons. However for probably the most half I plan on being a Kansas Metropolis Chief and enjoying soccer.”
Kelce can have loads of alternatives in his post-playing profession within the media. He and his brother Jason have a profitable podcast and Travis’ profile has risen during the last 18 months that he has been relationship pop star Taylor Swift.
That’s the reason he drew a big crowd once more Monday night time. He acquired questions on who would win a thumb wrestling match towards his brother and his favourite Mexican meals and, in fact, loads of questions on Swift.
His favourite meal of hers?
“She is sort of the cook dinner. I’d say I’m a breakfast man, man,” Kelce mentioned. “Her Pop Tarts are unbelievable. Home made Pop Tarts, unbelievable.”
Swift grew up in Pennsylvania, however Kelce mentioned he doesn’t imagine she was ever an Eagles fan and he is aware of who she’ll be rooting for on Sunday.
“I don’t know her to have the fandom. I do know her father has the Philadelphia fandom as an Eagles fan,” Kelce mentioned. “She’ll be all for the Chiefs this time round.”
Who’s her dad rooting for?
“I’ll should ask Scott himself,” Kelce mentioned. “We haven’t had that convo but however I believe he’ll be sporting crimson.”
Kelce has been on the Tremendous Bowl sufficient occasions now that he is aware of what to anticipate and he appeared to take pleasure in himself Monday night time in entrance of the cameras and microphones.
“My first Tremendous Bowl, I acquired caught into the hype,” Kelce mentioned. “It’s simple to get caught into the hype with all of the lights. It’s the largest recreation of your life. Your entire world is watching. … The largest lesson I’ve discovered is don’t let the hype get to you.”