Travis Kelce Shares What He'll Miss the Most When He Retires from the NFL
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NEED TO KNOW
- Travis Kelce shared what he'll miss most about the NFL after retiring on the most recent episode of his podcast, New Heights, which dropped on Wednesday, March 4
- His brother and co-presenter, Jason Kelce, retired since March 2024, admitted he misses the camaraderie and structure of NFL life
- Travis’ Chiefs contract ends this month, leaving fans eager to see if he’ll return or retire
Travis Kelce is already thinking about his life post-NFL.
Though the 36-year-old Kansas City Chiefs tight end hasn’t yet confirmed whether or not he’s planning to play another season, he opened up about what he'll miss when he eventually retires during the most recent episode of his podcast, New Heights.
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“Man, I think it's just those those moments in the big games, man,” Travis shared with retired NFL star Randy Moss on the Wednesday, March 4 episode of his and brother Jason Kelce’s New Heights podcast.
“The feeling of having to rise to the occasion, be there for, you know, 70,000, that are all counting on you out there, outside of just the guys that you go to war with, you guys go to battle with, man.”
Travis Kelce plays for the Kansas City Chiefs against the Las Vegas Raiders on Jan. 4.Credit: Ian Maule/Getty
Travis, who has played in five Super Bowls and won three, added, “Those moments of rising to the occasion in the heat of the battle, you know, in the playoffs and all the big games out there, man, that's a feeling that I know I'll never get again. And those are the things that you cherish the most."
He continued, "And especially, you know, if you're fortunate enough to to be in the playoffs and make runs at it, man, the satisfaction that you get and the successful feeling you get of all the hard work that you put in is finally paying off, and I think that'll that'll be one of the things I miss the most, man, for sure.”
Jason, 38, who retired from the Philadelphia Eagles in March 2024, said that since he’s left the field, he’s been surprised by what he actually misses the most.
“I knew I was gonna miss competing and playing and game day,” Jason explained. “What I didn't know I was gonna miss was the locker room. And everybody tells you you're gonna miss it. But it's hard until you’re removed from it that you really understand that there ain't anything else that's replicates this.”
The father of four admitted that he “purposefully” still visits the locker rooms “to try and get that” again.
Jason Kelce plays his final game for the Philadelphia Ealges in Jan. 2024.Credit: Perry Knotts/Getty
Jason also added that he misses the regimented nature of playing in the NFL.
“I'm happy I don't have it, but I also, there was a productivity in my own head that I knew every day I'm a go in, I'm a do this, and I'm a do this, and I'm gonna lift, and I'm gonna watch tape, and then I'm gonna go out and dominate on game day, and I'm gonna do it with my boys,” Jason said.
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Travis’ contract with the Chiefs ends this month, and fans are waiting for him to make a decision on whether or not he plans to return.
The team's general manager, Brett Veach, previously discussed Travis’ potential retirement during a press conference in February.
"I think we’ve kind of taken a different approach with Travis in the sense that I think we’ve kind of prepared for either scenario,” Veach said at the time. “Travis is the best, he’s an icon, hopefully he comes back and we’ll just kind of let that process play out.”
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