{"id":29307,"date":"2025-02-28T01:50:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T01:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29307"},"modified":"2025-02-28T01:50:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T01:50:56","slug":"headline-patrick-mahomes-finally-speaks-out-on-travis-kelces-return-to-chiefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29307","title":{"rendered":"HEADLINE: Patrick Mahomes Finally Speaks Out on Travis Kelce\u2019s Return to Chiefs!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Patrick Mahomes<\/span>\u00a0broke his silence on\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Travis Kelce<\/span>\u00a0returning to the\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Kansas<\/span>\u00a0City Chiefs on Thursday afternoon with a social-media message from &#8216;The Last Dance&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mahomes&#8217; message shows\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Michael Jordan<\/span>&#8216;s security guard,\u00a0John Michael Wozniak, giving his infamous shrug after one of the basketball legend&#8217;s signature performances, as first displayed from the beloved ESPN documentary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Kelce and Mahomes are reuniting after five\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Super Bowl<\/span> appearances together in the last six seasons, as the tight end confirm he was not retiring to Pat McAfee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Kelce&#8217;s future was up in the air after the team&#8217;s loss in the Super Bowl to the\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/span>\u00a0earlier this month. Kelce has been atop the tight end depth chart in Kansas City for Mahomes&#8217; entire stay as the team&#8217;s starting quarterback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mahomes&#8217; favorite target as Kansas City&#8217;s quarterback will run it back for at least one more season as his public profile continues to grow as\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Taylor Swift<\/span>&#8216;s boyfriend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Patrick and his wife, Brittany Mahomes, have become arguably the closest couple to Swift and Kelce since their public relationship began in September 2023.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f36328f734793f38\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/02\/27\/21\/95667951-14444787-image-a-17_1740690904416.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes broke his silence on Travis Kelce returning to the Kansas City Chiefs\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-NXaet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Patrick Mahomes broke his silence on Travis Kelce returning to the Kansas City Chiefs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-49123fb00c7946ab\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/02\/27\/21\/95668525-14444787-Mahomes_message_shows_Michael_Jordan_s_security_guard_giving_his-a-24_1740692030494.jpg\" alt=\"Mahomes' message shows Michael Jordan's security guard giving his infamous shrug\" width=\"634\" height=\"1355\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Mahomes&#8217; 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