Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce may very well be getting into his final season in 2025, however quarterback Patrick Mahomes thinks you would not guess that whereas watching him at OTAs.
“If it is the final trip, you’ll by no means know,” Mahomes mentioned Thursday, through Fox Sports activities’ Henry McKenna. “It does not look like a man that it is his final trip, or he is uninterested in the job.”
Whereas Kelce sounds motivated for the 2025 season, followers ought to nonetheless view him as a participant nearing the top of his profession.
In 16 regular-season video games in 2024, the four-time first-team All-Professional had 97 receptions for 823 yards and three landing catches, his fewest since his rookie season in 2013.
In earlier seasons, Kelce has discovered his groove within the playoffs, however that did not occur in 2024. In three postseason video games, he averaged a career-low 58.3 receiving yards per recreation. When the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Chiefs 40-22 in Tremendous Bowl LIX, he completed with 4 receptions for 39 yards.
After the loss to Philadelphia, Kelce texted ESPN’s Pat McAfee, “I am gonna get in the very best form of my life this offseason.”
Even so, that won’t assist Kelce rebound. He turns 36 on Oct. 5, and the numbers of TEs sometimes decline towards the top of their careers. Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame TE Tony Gonzalez — who starred for the Chiefs and Atlanta Falcons from 1997-2013 — by no means eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards or extra after he turned 33 in 2009.
Mahomes, nonetheless, may have yet one more classic season from Kelce, because the Chiefs receiving corps nonetheless has issues.
Third-year WR Rashee Rice remains to be recovering from a proper knee damage he suffered in September. Fellow WR Xavier Worthy confirmed flashes throughout his rookie season however completed with 638 receiving yards in 17 regular-season video games. At the least, Kelce appears extra centered heading into this upcoming season.
