{"id":27302,"date":"2025-02-20T01:24:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T01:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=27302"},"modified":"2025-02-20T01:24:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T01:24:40","slug":"breaking-new-heights-goes-silent-as-travis-kelce-retirement-rumors-intensify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=27302","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;BREAKING: \u2018New Heights\u2019 Goes Silent as Travis Kelce Retirement Rumors Intensify!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<blockquote class=\"entry-custom-excerpt\"><p>No new episode this week.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"primary content-area\"><main class=\"site-main\" role=\"main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"single-post-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thecomeback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/08\/new-heights-wondery-832x447.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awfulannouncing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/08\/new-heights-wondery-832x447.jpg 832w, https:\/\/awfulannouncing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/08\/new-heights-wondery-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awfulannouncing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/08\/new-heights-wondery-1024x551.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/awfulannouncing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/08\/new-heights-wondery-768x413.jpg 768w, https:\/\/awfulannouncing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2024\/08\/new-heights-wondery.jpg 1500w\" alt=\"Travis Kelce Jason Kelce New Heights Wondery\" width=\"832\" height=\"447\" \/><\/main><main role=\"main\"><\/main><main class=\"site-main\" role=\"main\"><span class=\"image-caption\">Credit: Wondery.\u00a0<\/span><\/main><main role=\"main\">There won\u2019t be a new episode of\u00a0<em>New Heights<\/em>\u00a0this week, as Jason and Travis Kelce are taking a break.<\/p>\n<p>While the brothers recorded an episode following Super Bowl LIX, they announced a short hiatus and promised that offseason episodes would be forthcoming. The official\u00a0<em>New Heights<\/em>\u00a0account on X (formerly Twitter) teased the return of \u201camazing guests,\u201d sharing a clip of Arnold Schwarzenegger praising the brothers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FSam_Neumann_&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1891902084368249034&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fawfulannouncing.com%2Fpodcasts%2Fnew-heights-break-travis-kelce-retirement-rumors.html&amp;sessionId=ad04271e1849c81fca263e63bdaa99c9250cbb05&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1891902084368249034\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While the Kelces have hit pause before, the lack of a set return date certainly raises some eyebrows \u2014 ours included \u2014 particularly given the retirement rumors swirling around Travis after the Chiefs\u2019 40-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles just a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>Those in sports media like\u00a0Dan Orlovsky,\u00a0Nick Wright\u00a0and\u00a0Ian Rapoport\u00a0all speculated on the \u201creal possibility\u201d of Travis retiring if the Chiefs secured a three-peat. And after falling short, Travis\u2019 future seems more up in the air than it was before. But, as Ryan Clark\u00a0recently pointed out, at this stage in his career, Travis may have to come to terms with being a \u201cdiminished player.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the Chiefs have\u00a0reportedly urged Travis\u00a0to make a decision on his NFL future sooner rather than later, he seems to be enjoying some downtime on a tropical vacation with his girlfriend, Taylor Swift. That could explain the podcast hiatus \u2014 and maybe Travis\u2019 reluctance to address the looming question about his future.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, it\u2019s an uncomfortable conversation that will have to happen sooner or later.<\/p>\n<p>As for Travis\u2019 post-playing career plans, his ambitions clearly extend beyond football. While several networks will undoubtedly be suitors eager to secure his services when he eventually retires, Awful Announcing\u2019s Ben Axelrod\u00a0raised the intriguing question\u00a0of whether Travis might be \u201ctoo famous\u201d to join sports media.<\/p>\n<p>And when the time comes for Travis to step away from the game, he\u2019ll almost certainly address it on arguably the most popular sports podcast in the game.<\/p>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No new episode this week. Credit: Wondery.\u00a0There won\u2019t be a new episode of\u00a0New Heights\u00a0this week, as Jason and Travis Kelce are taking a break. 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