The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ bid for a 3rd consecutive Tremendous Bowl title got here to an abrupt finish Sunday. The Chiefs’ offense was principally ineffective in opposition to the Philadelphia Eagles within the Tremendous Bowl.
Patrick Mahomes was sacked six instances and completed the sport with 257 passing yards. Travis Kelce, one in every of Mahomes’ most trusted targets, accounted for simply 39 of these yards.
The Tremendous Bowl loss additionally introduced Kelce’s twelfth NFL season to a disappointing finish. He completed the common season with 823 receiving yards, which marked the second consecutive yr the star tight finish didn’t attain the 1,000-yard receiving mark.
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Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce walks off the sphere after shedding to the Philadelphia Eagles within the Tremendous Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Picture/Abbie Parr)
He can even rejoice his thirty sixth birthday in the course of the 2025 season. Whereas Kelce did obtain Professional Bowl honors for a tenth straight yr and stays a productive participant, his age and lackluster exhibiting within the massive recreation continued to gasoline questions on when he could determine to step away from the sport.
Final month, throughout an look on “The Stephen A. Smith Present,” Kelce admitted his ideas on retirement are inclined to fluctuate, however he plans to “reevaluate” in the course of the offseason. Because the Chiefs’ offseason begins, former NFL participant and present ESPN analyst Ryan Clark cited Jason Kelce’s dilemma after final season and in contrast it to his brother’s present state of affairs.
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“Isn’t Trav type of in the identical place our colleague and pal, his brother, Jason Kelce, was in final yr?” Clark requested. “Nonetheless feeling like you may nonetheless do it and you continue to have it, however you already know you don’t have it such as you used to. And it is gonna be primarily based on whether or not or not Travis Kelce understands he’s a diminished participant and is snug with that.”
After the Eagles had been eradicated from the playoffs final season, reviews surfaced that Jason knowledgeable his teammates he had determined to retire. A number of weeks later, the offensive lineman confirmed his retirement in an emotional speech.
“Whenever you’re on the highest of highs, once you’re the most effective pass-catching tight finish within the historical past of the Nationwide Soccer League, it’s exhausting to enter a recreation final evening, have two drops, not have any impactful catches or impression on the sport,” Clark stated. “Can Travis Kelce go ahead in 2025 and be that particular person? Particularly when so many profitable alternatives await him in his second profession.”
Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce waves to the gang after a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles within the Tremendous Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Picture/Abbie Parr)
Kelce’s 4 receptions Sunday had been sufficient to safe the report for many profession Tremendous Bowl catches with 35. Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer Jerry Rice held the earlier mark with 33. Kelce has additionally recorded extra postseason receptions than some other Chiefs participant in historical past.
Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce after making a catch throughout warmups earlier than a recreation in opposition to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Nov. 4, 2024, in Kansas Metropolis, Mo. (AP Picture/Reed Hoffmann, File)
Clark instructed Kelce would weigh the “type of participant he needs to be” earlier than making a last choice about retirement.
“Travis Kelce goes to must take a while, sit down and know what kind of participant he needs to be and what kind of life he needs to reside, however he’s earned the fitting to take his time in doing so,” Clark added.
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Kelce has 12,151 profession receiving yards and 77 touchdowns in 12 NFL common seasons.
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