{"id":30426,"date":"2025-03-04T04:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T04:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=30426"},"modified":"2025-03-04T04:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T04:04:09","slug":"breaking-chiefs-have-surprise-move-for-travis-kelce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=30426","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Chiefs Have Surprise Move for Travis Kelce.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1776305500-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1776305500-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1776305500-1.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1776305500-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Travis Kelce\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"127\" data-dom-ready-time=\"143\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">The Kansas City Chiefs have some surprise plans for tight end Travis Kelce in the future, according to a new report.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Travis Kelce\u00a0is ready to rock again in 2025, and the star tight end is gearing up for another round with the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs. Kelce, 35, was going back and forth on retirement for a while, but he\u2019s solidly in for another season, although his time with the Chiefs could look different this time around.<\/p>\n<p>A new report from Fox Sports gives some insight into what Kelce\u2019s upcoming season with the Chiefs could look like and what execs are looking at for the future.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Kansas City Chiefs and Travis Kelce Going Forward<\/h2>\n<p>In a feature published Thursday, February 27, NFL expert and analyst Henry McKenna\u00a0discusses Kelce and his future\u00a0with the Chiefs.<\/p>\n<p>While Kelce\u2019s numbers took a dip in 2024, they\u2019re still impressive. Following seven seasons in a row with at least 1,000 receiving yards, Kelce had below 1,000 receiving yards in 2024. In the 2022 season, he\u00a0caught 110 passes for 1,338 yards and 12 touchdowns, and during 2023 season, he snagged 93 passes for 984 yards and five touchdowns. In 2024, he\u00a0caught 97 passes for 823 yards and three scores, so while his numbers are down, he\u2019s certainly not out.<\/p>\n<p>In the Fox Sports piece, McKenna reports that an\u00a0AFC executive told him regarding Kelce that, \u201cDefinitely, time has taken its toll. Doesn\u2019t run really well anymore. [You] rarely just see him get open within the design of the play, but he has the special connection with the QB [Patrick Mahomes] to uncover when \u2026 breaks down.\u201d Those aren\u2019t the most flattering words.<\/p>\n<p>McKenna points out that Kelce is getting up there in age, for a NFL football player, and that\u2019s why the Chiefs drafted receivers\u00a0Rashee Rice\u00a0and\u00a0Xavier Worthy\u00a0in the top two rounds of the NFL Draft the past two years, as well as tight end\u00a0Jared Wiley in the fourth round. It\u2019s also why they inked receiver Hollywood Brown and traded for wideout DeAndre Hopkins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was clear in training camp (during the sessions I saw) that the Chiefs were giving Kelce a reduced workload during practices,\u201d McKenna added. \u201cHe wasn\u2019t participating heavily \u2014 even when the top offensive unit was on the field.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2018Limiting\u2019 Travis Kelce\u2019s Workload in 2025<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cIn 2025, the Chiefs will continue to reduce Kelce\u2019s importance in the offense by emphasizing their receiving corps,\u201d McKenna asserted in the Fox Sports feature, regarding the Chiefs\u2019 plans for Kelce. \u201cThat should mean limiting his workload.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, the Chiefs are planning to rest Kelce more than ever in 2025. But, he\u2019ll still be there, as McKenna notes, \u201cNow we\u2019ve heard from Kelce that he\u2019s returning. But it\u2019ll look different in 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kelce seems determined to make the most of his year, though. Speaking on his \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast last month, he emphasized that he wasn\u2019t making the decision lightly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just a tough reality. And, you know, I think I\u2019m going to\u00a0take some time to figure it out,\u201d Kelce said on the show. \u201cAnd I think I owe it to my teammates that if I do come back, that it\u2019s going to be something that it\u2019s a wholehearted decision and\u2026 I\u2019m fully here for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cI think I could play. It\u2019s just whether or not I\u2019m motivated or it\u2019s the best decision for me as a man, as a human, as a person to take on all that responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty The Kansas City Chiefs have some surprise plans for tight end Travis Kelce in the future, according to a new report. 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