Kansas City general manager Brett Veach was asked during an interview with NFL Network at the scouting combine about which version of Kelce the Chiefs could expect if he returns next year, and the executive revealed the 35-year-old tight end was not feeling himself in the lead-up to the big game.

Travis Kelce “was fired up” to keep playing after the season ended and the Kansas City Chiefs are expecting the star tight end to return for another year. “How we left it at the end of the season is that he was fired up,

The Kansas City Chiefs expect tight end Travis Kelce to return in 2025, general manager Brett Veach told reporters Tuesday at the NFL scouting combine.

About four minutes apart, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach and Kansas City head coach Andy Reid gave slightly different views of where the franchise stands with tight end Travis Kelce. They agreed on one point: There is no deadline for his decision about playing in 2025.

Among other intriguing developments this NFL offseason, one of the most closely watched storylines has been the impending retirement decision of one Travis Kelce. The Kansas City Chiefs are said to have given the 35-year-old tight end until March 14 to decide whether he'd like to hang it up or play another year,