Kansas City Chiefs Star Travis Kels He has already secured his inheritance as one of the largest tight edges of all time, but that does not mean that he is ready to move away from his career at NFL.
“I know I’m 34 years old, 35, but I have love to do this right here, in the middle of the heat in June,” Kels said before the session of chiefs in June 2024. Love comes to work every day and do This. “
According to a study of RBC wealth managementThe average retirement age for a NFL player is 27.6 years old, but Kels added that he plans to continue playing football “Until the wheels fall.
Travis’s brother, Jason KelsWho is his senior two years, give an example of a graceful output when He retires By the Philadelphia Eagles at the end of the 2023 season. During an episode of June 2024, their podcast “New Heights”, Jason gave his brother to his brother some retirement wisdomS
Jason Kels has been an attachment of the crime in Philadelphia Eagles for more than a decade, but he was realistic about the idea of retirement before officially withdrawing in March 2024. Kels was drawn up in 2011, becoming the first rookie in the history of the eagles, which All 16 regular games for the season in the center began. He (…)
“This is when you will start to know when it comes this time and you have to move away,” Jason said. “(This is) Fighting your body, like, you could do something you can’t do anymore. Then it’s like fighting it, to continue returning it. Then it starts to get difficult. The bottom line is that everyone knows when it’s time for them. “
Unlike Jason, Travis does not have a family to go within her retirement period – Jason shares daughters Wyaat, Eliot and Bennett with his husband Kylie Kels “But he is in an engaged relationship with Taylor swiftS Although he said a source exclusively US Weekly In May 2024, which Travis has “No plans” to offer to quickly At any time, the couple’s romance goes as strong as their career.
“I love it when Taylor comes and supports me and enjoys playing with family and friends,” Travis said during January 2024 The Pat McAfee ShowS
Continue to scroll to see everything Kels said about his NFL retirement plans or the lack thereof:
April 2023
Travis said “did not think much during an interview with Whitening reportS
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“I absolutely love what I do, I love to do it here in Kansas City,” he said. “I don’t even want to think to set a time limit on this. My body is still feeling well, I still feel that I can help Kansas City bosses win. On top of that, every day is an explosion entering the building. “
June 2023
In Minicamp, Travis, Travis, repeated his desire to continue playing football.
“I love this game,” he continued. “I know I’ll miss it when I finish playing. … I will play a gaming for a living at 33, 34 -year -old and I think it’s something – you know, I don’t want to lose that. I don’t want to lose this excitement I had to play when I was a kid. “
November 2023
The athlete admitted that injuries encourage him to think of retirement “more than anyone could imagine” during an interview with The Wall Street JournalS
“This is the only thing I’ve never been opened to,” he said. “The discomfort. The pain. The present injuries – the 10 operations I have had that I still feel every operation to this day. “
January 2024
“I have no reason to stop playing football,” Travis told reporters at a press conference. He noted that opportunities like his March 2023 Saturday night live hosting concert had gave him a look at his future prospects, but he still Wasn’t ready to leave From his first love.
“I had the good fortune to do a few things outside the sports world that I am pleased to do, like getting on a camera,” he explained. – The Snl The thing has opened a new happiness and a new career path for me, but it is funny for me to even say that at that moment of my career, because I think it is so far on the road than it is at the moment. “
June 2024
During a press conference, Travis said he did not plan to retire “at any time soon” and said that he “really can’t put a timeframe” at NFL’s exit.
“I am I will do it until the wheels fallhe said. “I can definitely understand that this is towards the end of the road (more) than the beginning of it. I just have to make sure I’m created after football. “
Travis added that he still received a lot of joy from his career in NFL.
“I like to come to work every day,” he said. “I obviously know that there are opportunities outside of football for me. I think you have to behave in the perspective that I am a small child when I come to this building. “
January 2025
During the appearance of Stephen A. Smith Shaw, Travis denied that he was ready to retire in the urgency of a girlfriend Swift.
“She encourages me to be fully glad to play this game,” ” said TravisS “She loves to come to Arrowhead and come to the games and cheer me up, so I received all the support in the world to continue chasing these dreams.”
February 2025
During the open night of Super Bowl Lix on February 3, Kels was asked where he was expecting to be in 3 years.
“We hope he still plays football,” Kels told reporters. “I like to do this. I like to go into work every day. I have the feeling that I still have a very good football in me. “
He added: “We’ll see what happens. I know I have set up for other options in my life. This has always been the goal, knowing that football lasts so long. “
February 2025
After Loss of Chiefs 40-22 For the Philadelphic eagles at Super Bowl Lix, a grim Kels said, “We haven’t played so badly throughout the season.”
Kels did not turn to his playing future during his brief comments to reporters.
When the Apostate Chiefs Patrick was asked if He thought Kels would be back for another seasonHe said, “I will let Travis make that decision alone.”
Mahomes added: “He was given so much to this team and to the NFL, and it was such a joy not only for me to work with (for) people to watch.”
