Travis Kelce doesn’t have an answer as to when he wants his NFL career to end, because he really isn’t sure. Despite a media empire with the “New Heights” podcast with his brother, Jason Kelce, and a broadcasting career waiting for him, the 34-year-old tight end signed a contract extension with the Kansas City Chiefs that will keep him around for at least the next three seasons.
“I can’t put a time frame on it. I love coming to work every single day,” Kelce said after Tuesday’s minicamp session, via team transcript. “Obviously, I know that there’s opportunities outside of football for me, and I think you have to keep in perspective that I’m still a little kid when I come into this building.”
Kelce has shown no signs of slowing down, even if he fell 16 yards shy of his eighth consecutive 1,000-yard receiving season (he has the record for NFL tight ends with seven 1,000-yard seasons). Kelce had 93 catches for 984 yards and five touchdowns last season, his lowest yardage total since 2015 and lowest touchdown total since 2019. The nine-time Pro Bowl tight end also was in his…
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Author : Jeff Kerr
Publish date : 2024-06-11 22:45:02
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