{"id":533361,"date":"2026-03-11T13:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/533361\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T13:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:33:08","slug":"travis-kelce-breaks-down-his-decision-to-play-14th-nfl-season-on-new-heights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/533361\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis Kelce breaks down his decision to play 14th NFL season on ‘New Heights’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Travis Kelce confirmed he\u2019s \u201cdoing it again\u201d and returning for another season<\/a> with the Kansas City Chiefs. <\/p>\n

On Wednesday\u2019s episode of \u201cNew Heights,\u201d his brother, Jason Kelce, opened the discussion by announcing that \u201c87 is coming back,\u201d referencing Travis\u2019 jersey number.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, we\u2019re doing it again. It\u2019ll be fun, gonna reunite with my friends,\u201d the tight end, 36, responded. <\/p>\n

When asked when he knew \u201cfor sure\u201d he was doing his 14th season, he simply said, \u201cAbout midway through [my 13th] season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Travis Kelce (seen on Wednesday) explained his decision to return to the NFL for a 14th season. New Heights Show\/Twitter<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course I want to come back, of course I don\u2019t want to end my career not making the playoffs, not having one of the best years,\u201d Travis said during Wednesday\u2019s \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast. New Heights Show\/Twitter<\/p>\n

He went on to explain that he took a beat to let fans know his decision because he was taking \u201cJason Kelce\u2019s advice: to take a step back.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou gotta let the emotions clear and you gotta have a clear head. I\u2019ve made decisions based off of [sic] emotions and they haven\u2019t always played out the right way, so I think, taking a step back, letting the emotions settle down, the frustrations from the season \u2026\u201d he continued. <\/p>\n

\u201cOf course I want to come back, of course I don\u2019t want to end my career not making the playoffs, not having one of the best years,\u201d Travis further stated, explaining that he really considered his \u201cdesires\u201d and how his body was feeling. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt still felt like I was hungry enough to get back at it. Obviously, there\u2019s still a little of that grit and emotion, I f\u2013king hated how that s\u2013t ended last year, I wanna make it right. Get another chance and get another Super Bowl.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt still felt like I was hungry enough to get back at it \u2026 I f\u2013king hated how that s\u2013t ended last year, I wanna make it right. Get another chance and get another Super Bowl,\u201d Travis told his brother, Jason Kelce (seen here in March). TGL Golf via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Travis (seen here in January) explained he had made his decision midway through the 2025-2026 season. Getty Images<\/p>\n

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Travis also denied the speculation that he was coming back solely because running back Kenneth Walker had just signed with the Chiefs<\/a>, and quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who tore his ACL during the 2025-2026 season, was set to return<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He reiterated, \u201cI wanted to take a step back from all of that because it adds to the emotion of wanting to play. You list all these pros and cons, and you get all these good pieces but where\u2019s my body at, mental determination, my focus, my love for the game, all of that is still there.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Monday, Travis confirmed he would be returning<\/a> to play for the Chiefs \u2014 with whom he\u2019s been since 2013 \u2014 despite rampant retirement rumors. <\/p>\n

The \u201cCatching Kelce\u201d alum (photographed in 2024) confirmed his decision on Monday. Ella Pellegrini<\/p>\n

Travis (seen here in January) agreed to a one-year contract worth up to $15 million. Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cHE\u2019S BACK!!!\u201d a post shared by his podcast\u2019s social media page revealed. \u201cTRAVIS KELCE IS BACK WITH THE CHIEFS FOR YEAR 14.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Athletic then reported he had agreed to a one-year contract<\/a> worth up to $15 million.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the aspiring actor described how his fianc\u00e9e, Taylor Swift, motivated him to\u00a0give football one more year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe has \u2026 we share the same love for what we do and fortunately, we\u2019ve had this desire since we were kids in our selective professions,\u201d Travis\u00a0said on a live taping of the \u201cPat McAfee Show.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Travis (photographed here in 2024) explained how Taylor Swift influenced his decision to return. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Her determination and joy for doing what she loves \u201cmotivated\u201d Travis (seen here together in 2024). Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just amazing to see her keep going to the table, keep finding new things to write about, keep finding new melodies and things like that,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd on top of that, still seeing her have that love and joy in what she does.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s motivating for anyone to see, let alone my fianc\u00e9e, and knowing that I\u2019m going through something where I\u2019m trying to figure out exactly what the future holds for me,\u201d he explained. \u201cSomething like that definitely motivates me to say, \u2018You know what, I\u2019m not done either.’\u201d<\/p>\n

After the Chiefs failed to make the playoffs in January, Travis suggested he might hang up his football helmet <\/a>during an interview with local reporter Sam McDowell. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Travis Kelce confirmed he\u2019s \u201cdoing it again\u201d and returning for another season with the Kansas City Chiefs. On…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":533362,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,1581,596,21071,1240,593,1591,85,14068],"class_list":["post-533361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-celebrity-news","tag-football","tag-jason-kelce","tag-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-nfl","tag-podcasts","tag-sports","tag-travis-kelce"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=533361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533361\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/533362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=533361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=533361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=533361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}