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Travis Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast announced his return to the Kansas City Chiefs for his 14th season in the NFL.
After months of speculation, podcaster reveals via Instagram The 36-year-old tight end will “return to the Chiefs for his 14th year” on Monday, March 9.
“New Heights” shared imitate a John Wick scene The animated version of Kells referenced the action movie, saying, “People have been asking me if I’m back, but I haven’t really got an answer yet. But now, yeah, I think I’m back!”
NFL Insider Ian Rapoport The news was first reported on Monday, March 9. Kelce will be a free agent and has received interest from other teams.
Kelce has played for the Chiefs since he was drafted by the Chiefs in 2013 and won three Super Bowl championships in 2020, 2023 and 2024. His contract with the Chiefs ends with the 2025-2026 NFL season, sparking speculation that he could retire this year. While Kelce and his teammates hoped to win another Super Bowl title this year, the Chiefs had a disappointing season, failing to make the playoffs for the first time since 2014 and losing their quarterback. patrick mahomes to a knee injury Before the end of the regular season in December 2025.
In November 2025, Travis shared An update on his retirement plansHe told reporters that he followed his elder brother’s example, Jason Kelcewhile weighing his decision. (Jason, 38, announced his retirement from the Philadelphia Eagles in March 2024 after 13 seasons.)
“You know, seeing my brother go through this and seeing … how the league works and the season starting back up in April, I wanted to give the Chiefs a good chance to know if I was going to come back,” he explained at the time. “And vice versa. Like, whether they want me back or not, that’s one of the things I want to make a decision on before they get the draft pick and free agency opens up.”
He added, “It will all happen at the end of the season. I won’t think about it until then.”
at the same time, Jason shares some sage advice When Travis discussed retirement, he offered his brother a helping hand.
“To make that decision, in my opinion, you have to take some time away from the game,” he said on ESPN. Monday night countdown December 2025. “Play these last three games, enjoy it with your teammates, enjoy it with your coach. Whether you come back next year or not, the team will be different.”
Jason also stressed the importance of Travis processing his feelings about the Chiefs’ difficult season before making a big decision about his NFL future.
“Enjoy the last three games and let it sink in. Over time you will understand,” he insisted. “At the end of the season, there’s a lot of emotion about this game, especially the performance.”
“They’re so close, it’s still so fresh,” Jason added. “You have to stay away from it, you have to think about it, and then, yes, it comes to you.”
Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images Travis Kelce began making major career moves away from the football field during his time in the NFL. Fans have seen another side of the Kansas City Chiefs tight end since he began hosting the “Next Level” podcast in 2022 with his brother, Jason Kelce. In addition to dissecting his highs and lows(…)
Travis takes the next step in his relationship ahead of the official start of the 2025-2026 NFL season taylor swift Engaged in August 2025. Since then, the couple, who started dating in the summer of 2023 Start wedding planning.
“They were both (very) involved and Taylor thought it was cute that Travis wanted to help,” a source EXCLUSIVELY revealed US Weekly October 2025.
The insider said that as Travis and Swift, 36, looked toward the future, they knew they “didn’t want to be engaged for a long time,” and revealed that the two were “very keen to start a family in the next year or so.”
