Kelce was asked about his future plans on Thursday ahead of Saturday’s playoff game against the visiting Miami Dolphins at Arrowhead Stadium, where temperatures are expected to fall below zero.
‘I have no reason to stop playing football,’ Kelce told reporters Thursday. ‘I love it, we still have success, come in with the right mindset.’
When asked what he’d do if he weren’t playing football, Kelce explained he does have an off-season to pursue those interests.
‘That’s the point of the off-season,’ Kelce said. ‘Being able to get out there and really finding what you love to do. I’ve been fortunate to do a few things outside of the sports world that I’ve been enjoying doing, like getting on camera. The SNL stuff kind of opened up a new happiness and new career path for me.
Asked by @SamMcDowell11 if considering retirement, Travis Kelce playfully says everyone has to think about it but adds that he has no plans to do so any time soon … even as acknowledges options opened up by SNL appearance and such. pic.twitter.com/W8smPnO20M
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January 11, 2024
Travis Kelce is pictured hosting Saturday Night Live on March 4, 2023 after his Super Bowl win
Kelce and Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes share a laugh while sitting out during Week 18
‘It’s funny for me to even say that at this point of my career, because it’s so much further down the road.’
Rumors that Kelce could consider retirement have been kicking about since he began dating Taylor Swift, who obviously has her own busy career to worry about.
The 34-year-old Cleveland native remains one of the most productive tight ends in the NFL.
He trailed only San Francisco’s George Kittle in receiving yards among tight ends in 2023, while finishing third with 93 receptions for the year.
He’s also been instrumental in the Chiefs’ success in 2023, leading the team with 984 receiving yards for the reigning Super Bowl champions.
Swift could well be at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday night for the win-or-bust game but will need to wrap up warm.
Temperatures could plunge to around -5 for the visit of the Dolphins. In the regular season, the Chiefs beat the Dolphins 21-14 in Germany and last year’s Super Bowl winners need a repeat of that game to keep their season going.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce plan to get engaged this summer
There is buzz that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce could be engaged this summer.GC Images
It might not be such a cruel summer for Taylor Swift.
A source tells Page Six that there’s buzz around Swift’s camp that the “Cruel Summer” singer and her NFL star beau, Travis Kelce, plan to get engaged this summer.
There are rumors the pair held off from having Kelce pop the question over the winter holidays because “they don’t want it to seem like it’s rushed insanity.”
Our source also said he won’t go down on one knee for Valentine’s Day for the same reason.
“Taylor and Travis discussed it and there is a plan,” the insider claimed. But the buzz is, “They will get engaged on their one-year anniversary in July.”
Swift, 34, and Kelce’s first public appearance was in September when she came to watch him play at Arrowhead Stadium for his Kansas City Chiefs squad.
The pair just spent the holiday together.andrewspruill/Instagram
The stars celebrated New Year’s Even with Patrick and Britany Mahomes.chrispearson20/Instagram
But Swift subsequently revealed in her Time magazine Person of the Year interview that the duo was actually dating for much longer.
The cute couple started to see each other after Kelce, 34, talked on his “New Heights” podcast in July about trying — and failing — to give Swift his phone number at an Eras tour concert.
“We started hanging out right after that,” Swift told Time. “So we actually had a significant amount of time that no one knew, which I’m grateful for, because we got to get to know each other.”
The couple began after Kelce talked about Swift on his podcast.GC Images
“I think some people think that they saw our first date at that game,” Swift added. “We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date.”
She also said: “When you say a relationship is public, that means I’m going to see him do what he loves, we’re showing up for each other, other people are there and we don’t care… The opposite of that is you have to go to an extreme amount of effort to make sure no one knows that you’re seeing someone. And we’re just proud of each other.”
Swift has become a regular at Kelce’s games.Getty Images
The pair have open about their relationship since going public.chariah/Instagram
Page Six exclusively reported in December that the football hunk has asked the singer’s father Scott Swift’s permission for her hand in marriage.
A source close to Kelce claimed, “Scott has been asked for his blessing and has wholeheartedly given it, and Travis has been talking to friends about a ring.”
The celeb couple just spent the holidays together with her family and his dad. They were also spotted packing on the PDA on New Year’s Eve.
