According to a report from Pat McAfee, Chiefs TE Travis Kelce has confirmed that he will return for the 2025 NFL season.

Travis Kelce isn’t going anywhere ... is that he was fired up,” Veach said at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis. “He has one more year under contract. Still think he has that fire ...

About four minutes apart, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach and Kansas City head coach Andy Reid gave slightly different views of where the franchise stands with tight end Travis Kelce. They agreed on one point: There is no deadline for his decision about playing in 2025.

Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach says tight end Travis Kelce “was fired up” to keep playing after the season ended.

The Kansas City Chiefs expect tight end Travis Kelce to return in 2025, general manager Brett Veach told reporters Tuesday at the NFL scouting combine.

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce plans to play next season rather than retire. The 35-year-old Kelce had been mulling whether to return for a 13th NFL season, but the four-time All-Pro first-team selection made his feelings clear in a text to Pat McAfee that the host read during "The Pat McAfee Show" on Thursday.

Travis Kelce will return to the Kansas City Chiefs for of the 2025-2026 NFL season, according to a text read on-air by ESPN's Pat McAfee. On the Thursday, February 26, episode of The Pat McAfee Show,

A celebration is in order in Chiefs Kingdom as more and more information points to Travis Kelce continuing to play football in Kansas City.