During a recent appearance on ESPN’s ‘The Pat McAfee Show, ’ Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach opened up about Travis Kelce’s decision to return to the team for a 14th season. He reveals that Kelce made his intentions known much earlier than expected.
“We played our last game of the season in Vegas, and when we got back, Trav (Travis Kelce) came in and he basically said ‘I’m going to take a few weeks off here, but I’m not going out like this, We knew basically the day after our last game (he was coming back).” said Veach “If this is the last dance, hopefully we make it special, but you knew Travis Kelce wasn’t going to go out with the season we had last year.”
Kelce agreed to a 3-year, $54.735 million deal to return to the Chiefs that can be worth up to $57.735 million ($18.245 million average). The first year is $12 million plus 3 million in incentives. The expectation is that 2026 will be his final season in the league, with his assumed retirement draining his remaining cap hits over future years.
The eleven-time Pro Bowler enters 2026 third all-time behind Tony Gonzalez and Jason Witten, and 2,126 yards behind Gonzalez for the most for a tight end in league history, with only 45 behind Witten in second place.
This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Brett Veach knew Travis Kelce’s status weeks before re-signing
