Travis Kelce may have dropped a hint as to whether he plans to retire at the end of the season as he revealed he isn’t ready to get off the ride just yet.
The Kansas City Chiefs star prepares to play in his sixth straight AFC Championship game alongside quarterback Patrick Mahomes when they face the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.
However, there has been speculation that this weekend’s conference finals could be Kelce’s last, amid claims that he and his brother Jason could both retire at the end of the season.
But as he opened up about his successful partnership with Mahomes during a press conference on Friday, the 34-year-old Kelce showed no signs of slowing down.
“It’s been a great ride so far, honey. I don’t feel like getting off the roller coaster anytime soon,” he told reporters.
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The Chiefs tight end was opening up his successful partnership with Patrick Mahomes
While the two-time Super Bowl winner referenced his relationship with his signal caller, it didn’t seem like Kelce was ready for the NFL ride to end at all.
He clearly still possesses that hunger for success as he revealed that a win this weekend would mean more than any other.
“I’m thinking about this on Sunday, and I want it more than anything I’ve ever wanted in my life,” he said when asked about the Chiefs’ sixth straight game in the AFC Championship.
Just hours before last Sunday’s divisional game, former NBC “Sunday Night Football” sideline reporter Michele Tafoya suggested this season could be Kelce’s last.
“I think Travis Kelce is going to retire after this season, just like his brother, so I think there’s a lot of motivation for (the Chiefs to win the Super Bowl). … I think they’re very motivated,” Tafoya said during an interview with CBS Sports Radio’s Marc Ryan.
It was reported that Kelce could retire his brother Jason (right) this season
The claim of a possible retirement comes as Travis’ romance with Taylor Swift heats up
Tafoya, of course, said she couldn’t reveal her sources, but insisted she believed the tight end was focused on future plans.
She added that Travis and Jason could team up to produce a ManningCast-style alternative broadcast, with their podcast, New Heights, already a hit.
Tafoya’s claim of a possible retirement comes as Travis’ romance with Taylor Swift heats up.
Travis has been dating the pop star since the summer and she has attended most of his games this season, including Sunday’s win.
Earlier on Friday, it was announced that Jason and his wife Kylie, who met Swift for the first time during the Chiefs-Bills, will cheer at tight end again on Sunday.
Jason and his wife Kylie will attend his brother Travis’ AFC Championship game on Sunday
Jason broke the internet when he took off his shirt and jumped out of the VIP suite at Highmark Stadium, in front of his stunned wife and Swift, after his tight end brother scored a touchdown against the Buffalo Bills.
The Chiefs’ 27-24 victory in Orchard Park moved them one step closer to the Super Bowl and created the possibility of a repeat of Jason’s hilarious drinking display.
Travis and the Chiefs will take on the Ravens on Sunday for a spot in the Super Bowl and Good Morning America confirmed that his Philadelphia Eagles star brother will once again be in attendance.
The program revealed that the veteran center, who is expected to retire this season, will cheer on Travis at M&T Bank Stadium during an interview with his wife Kylie.