Why did Travis Kelce play so poorly in the Super Bowl for the Chiefs?
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“He was battling with a pretty big illness before the Super Bowl,” Veach told NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. “But the way the Eagles played, it would not have made a difference.”
Veach also said in this interview that he expects Kelce to return to the Chiefs next season, with Pelissero’s colleague, Ian Rapoport, reporting the same news earlier in the day from the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. Kelce did say he was going to take some time to make the decision, but he does have to make it soon.
Kelce’s contract expires after the 2025 season. so if he does decide to return to the field, it could conceivably be his final campaign. The Chiefs have already started building their post-Kelce tight-end room, bringing Noah Gray into the fold. Gray had 437 yards and five touchdowns this season on just 49 targets.
The Chiefs have a lot of questions to answer this offseason, but it doesn’t look like they will have to worry about the tight end position just yet, as Travis Kelce is expected to be back. And if he can stay healthy, he could end up putting an exclamation point on his Hall of Fame-caliber career.
