{"id":29408,"date":"2025-02-28T03:00:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T03:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29408"},"modified":"2025-02-28T03:00:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T03:00:59","slug":"breaking-travis-kelce-officially-announces-chiefs-mountaintop-return-plan-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29408","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Travis Kelce Officially Announces Chiefs &#8216;Mountaintop&#8217; Return Plan In 2025.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is officially back in 2025, stating he&#8217;s returning.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>After a couple of weeks of will he or won&#8217;t he,\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0tight end\u00a0Travis Kelce\u00a0is officially suiting up again in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>There was a thought that the 35-year-old future Hall of Famer would walk off into the sunset with\u00a0Taylor Swift\u00a0and enjoy the next phase of his life with the Grammy winner, but it appears he still has the desire and love for football.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0loss played a role in Travis deciding to return, and we can&#8217;t blame him with the manner in which Kansas City was curb-stomped, left a sour taste in the mouth.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"1\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-dd79e6f8638342ca889de7abd0a61ca0\" data-google-query-id=\"CNnA-4Ov5YsDFVGYuQUdSHMkBA\" data-ad-size=\"0x0\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs_2__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs_2\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/afad00aab6895f2d338fb54d5cfdbbb3.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-41\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"0\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"3\" data-load-complete=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>ESPN&#8217;s Pat McAfee read out a text message he received from Kelce on the Pat McAfee Show in which No. 87 made it official.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m coming back for sure. Gonna try to get into the best shape I&#8217;ve been this offseason and get back to the mountaintop,&#8221; Kelce wrote in a text to McAfee via\u00a0The Pat McAfee Show. &#8220;Got a real bad taste in my mouth with how I played in that last game and with how I got the guys ready for battle. I can&#8217;t go out like that!!!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion ue-c-article__media-video-responsive ue-c-article__media-video-responsive--16-9\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-img-container ue-l-article--expand-edge-right-until-tablet ue-l-article--expand-edge-left-until-tablet\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-video-responsive ue-c-article__media-video-responsive--16-9\">\n<div id=\"player_67c0f1f922601da0688b45e6_k5lcAra9z4TbLGCoXhu\" class=\"dailymotion-player-root dailymotion-player-xnri6\">\n<div class=\"dailymotion-player-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dailymotion-player\" title=\"Dailymotion video player - Travis Kelce opens up on Chiefs' Super Bowl defeat against Eagles\" src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/xnri6.html?video=k5lcAra9z4TbLGCoXhu\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEzMDg5NjU0MzM1ODc0OTA5\/travis-kelce.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEzMDg5NjU0MzM1ODc0OTA5\/travis-kelce.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzMDg5NjU0MzM1ODc0OTA5\/travis-kelce.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEzMDg5NjU0MzM1ODc0OTA5\/travis-kelce.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEzMDg5NjU0MzM1ODc0OTA5\/travis-kelce.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzMDg5NjU0MzM1ODc0OTA5\/travis-kelce.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEzMDg5NjU0MzM1ODc0OTA5\/travis-kelce.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Kansas City Chiefs\" width=\"6310\" height=\"4207\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzMDg5NjU0MzM1ODc0OTA5\/travis-kelce.jpg\" \/><\/picture><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce takes the field before Super Bowl LIX.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kelce&#8217;s return is a good boost to the Chiefs, as\u00a0Patrick Mahomes&#8217; weapons will look vastly different next season.<\/p>\n<p>Marquise Brown, Juju Smith-Schuster, and DeAndre Hopkins are free agents, leaving Xavier Worthy and the returning Rashee Rice as his go-to guys. Now, he again has Kelce.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs will be looking to bounce back from the horror Super Bowl loss, and that is made a little easier when you have a future Hall of Fame tight end in your ranks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is officially back in 2025, stating he&#8217;s returning. 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