Travis Kelce unemployed as Chiefs star offers new | NFL News

Travis Kelce has revealed that he’ll take a number of weeks to attain a remaining verdict on whether or not to retire or return for another NFL season. The legendary tight end practically called time on his profession after the 2024 season before opting to return for what many anticipated to be his farewell yr with the Kansas City Chiefs. However, the 2025 marketing campaign proved to be one thing of a catastrophe, with the workforce failing to attain the playoffs while struggling a number of accidents to essential gamers including Patrick Mahomes, who endured a season-ending knee injury.

The Chiefs now seem to be significantly distant from contending in the AFC, casting additional uncertainty over whether or not Kelce would fancy returning for the 2026 season. Nevertheless, he has confirmed he hasn’t reached his remaining determination yet – despite informing the Chiefs of his current pondering. Kelce had mentioned retirement just days before their season concluded, before elaborating on his podcast this week.

Speaking on his New Heights podcast, Kelce told his elder brother: “I am officially jobless, Jason,” referring to his contract with the Chiefs expiring at the end of the season. “In fact this is my only job. This is the only company that employs me right now.”

When addressing whether or not he believes he’ll return next season, Kelce advised his thoughts stays undecided and he’s taking time following the season to attain that remaining determination.

He said: “There’s a lot of love for the game still, and I don’t think I’ll ever lose that. It’s a tough thing to navigate but at the same time I think if my body can heal up and rest and I can feel confident that I can go out there and give it another 18-week, 20-week, 21-week run, I think I would do it in a heartbeat.

“I feel proper now it is just discovering that reply and see how the physique feels after all this settles down.

“Like every season that ends for me, I just put my feet up and be a human because I’ve been putting my body through the ringer for the love of it.

“I do get pleasure from enjoying soccer and the bodily facet of it. There’s one thing about feeling the damage and tear of the soccer season, preparing for a sport realizing that your physique is beatdown, there’s one thing to it.

“It makes you feel like a mangy animal that’s just out here trying to find a way to survive. And I love that s***.”

The legendary tight end even supplied a timeframe for when he expects to attain a determination concerning his future – conscious that hypothesis will persist while he retains the Chiefs in suspense.

He said: “I think just being a regular human for a couple of weeks or maybe a month, trying to figure out what I’m going to do next in terms of my future in football.

“I’ve talked to a few people in the ability already, having the exit conferences and the whole lot, and they know where I stand for now.”