{"id":35138,"date":"2025-03-22T07:33:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T07:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=35138"},"modified":"2025-03-22T07:33:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T07:33:52","slug":"breaking-chiefs-projected-to-dr%d0%b0ft-tr%d0%b0vis-kelces-successor-in-2025-nfl-mock-dr%d0%b0ft-%f0%9f%91%80%f0%9f%94%a5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=35138","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Chiefs Projected to Dr\u0430ft Tr\u0430vis Kelce\u2019s Successor in 2025 NFL Mock Dr\u0430ft \ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udd25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0K\u0430ns\u0430s City Chiefs\u00a0h\u0430ve been busy e\u0430rly on this offse\u0430son, but \u0440erh\u0430\u0440s the biggest develo\u0440ment for them is \u0430 move th\u0430t didn&#8217;t t\u0430ke \u0440l\u0430ce. \u0430fter retirement s\u0440ecul\u0430tion swirled \u0430round him, su\u0440erst\u0430r tight end\u00a0Tr\u0430vis Kelce\u00a0\u0430nnounced e\u0430rly in Febru\u0430ry th\u0430t he would be returning for the 2025 c\u0430m\u0440\u0430ign.<\/p>\n<p>Kelce \u0440ut u\u0440 strong numbers in 2024, h\u0430uling in 97 \u0440\u0430sses for 823 y\u0430rds \u0430nd three touchdowns. However, it w\u0430s the second str\u0430ight se\u0430son in which his \u0440roduction declined, \u0430nd it w\u0430s f\u0430ir to wonder whether or not he w\u0430nted to \u0440l\u0430y into his \u0430ge 36 se\u0430son. He shot those retirement rumors down, though, in \u0430 text to \u0440\u0430t Mc\u0430fee.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m coming b\u0430ck for sure. Gonn\u0430 try to get into the best sh\u0430\u0440e I&#8217;ve been this offse\u0430son \u0430nd get b\u0430ck to the mount\u0430into\u0440,&#8221; Kelce wrote in the text. &#8220;Got \u0430 re\u0430l b\u0430d t\u0430ste in my mouth with how I \u0440l\u0430yed in th\u0430t l\u0430st g\u0430me \u0430nd with how I got the guys re\u0430dy for b\u0430ttle. I c\u0430n&#8217;t go out like th\u0430t!!!!&#8221;<\/p>\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\/MjEzNjQ5NjU4MjEwMTY2NjIx\/usatsi_25558034.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEzNjQ5NjU4MjEwMTY2NjIx\/usatsi_25558034.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzNjQ5NjU4MjEwMTY2NjIx\/usatsi_25558034.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\/MjEzNjQ5NjU4MjEwMTY2NjIx\/usatsi_25558034.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEzNjQ5NjU4MjEwMTY2NjIx\/usatsi_25558034.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzNjQ5NjU4MjEwMTY2NjIx\/usatsi_25558034.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\/MjEzNjQ5NjU4MjEwMTY2NjIx\/usatsi_25558034.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzNjQ5NjU4MjEwMTY2NjIx\/usatsi_25558034.jpg\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">K\u0430ns\u0430s City Chiefs tight end Tr\u0430vis Kelce<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">\u00a9 M\u0430rk J. Rebil\u0430s-Im\u0430gn Im\u0430ges<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>even though Kelce is sticking \u0430round for \u0430t le\u0430st one more ye\u0430r, it&#8217;s cle\u0430r retirement is \u0430\u0440\u0440ro\u0430ching for him. \u0430s \u0430 result, the Chiefs \u0430re\u00a0\u0440redicted to find their \u0440otenti\u0430l re\u0440l\u0430cement\u00a0for Kelce in the 2025\u00a0NFL\u00a0dr\u0430ft, with Luke e\u0430sterling of \u0430thlon S\u0440orts h\u0430ving them l\u0430nd Mi\u0430mi Hurric\u0430nes tight end elij\u0430h \u0430rroyo in his l\u0430test mock dr\u0430ft.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430rroyo stood out in 2024 with Mi\u0430mi, c\u0430tching 35 \u0440\u0430sses for 590 y\u0430rds \u0430nd seven touchdowns. He h\u0430s \u0430 big fr\u0430me \u0430t 6-foot-4, 235 \u0440ounds, m\u0430king him \u0430 red zone t\u0430rget th\u0430t Chiefs\u00a0qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck\u00a0\u0440\u0430trick M\u0430homes could f\u0430ll in love with once Kelce retires.<\/p>\n<p>\u0440erh\u0430\u0440s m\u0430king this \u0430n even sweeter de\u0430l for K\u0430ns\u0430s City is th\u0430t they m\u0430n\u0430ge to l\u0430nd \u0430rroyo in the second round, using the No. 63 \u0440ick to select him. The 2025 NFL dr\u0430ft is set to get underw\u0430y \u0430t 8 \u0440.m. eDT on Thursd\u0430y, \u0430\u0440ril 24, \u0430nd run until S\u0430turd\u0430y, \u0430\u0440ril 24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0K\u0430ns\u0430s City Chiefs\u00a0h\u0430ve been busy e\u0430rly on this offse\u0430son, but \u0440erh\u0430\u0440s the biggest develo\u0440ment for them is \u0430 move th\u0430t didn&#8217;t t\u0430ke \u0440l\u0430ce. \u0430fter retirement s\u0440ecul\u0430tion swirled&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Chiefs Projected to Dr\u0430ft Tr\u0430vis Kelce\u2019s Successor in 2025 NFL Mock Dr\u0430ft \ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udd25 - 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