Chiefs star Travis Kelce has made headlines all season because of his relationship with Taylor Swift, but what about his play on the field?
Even in a down year, Kelce still would have had his eighth straight season with more than 1,000 receiving yards if he played in Kansas City’s season finale against the Chargers. With the Chiefs’ playoff seeding locked up, Kelce elected to rest for the postseason instead, finishing his 2023 campaign with 93 receptions, 984 yards, and five touchdowns.
Kelce has put himself in the conversation for the greatest tight end in NFL history. Along with two Super Bowls, he ranks fourth all-time in receptions (907) and receiving yards (11,328) and sits fifth in receiving touchdowns (74) for a TE.
The four-time All-Pro has already reached the peak of the mountaintop at his position. He’s 34 and a guaranteed Hall of Famer without much left to prove in his illustrious NFL career.
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Could the Chiefs’ 2024 NFL playoff run be the last we see of Kelce on the gridiron? According to the man himself, that idea isn’t as inconceivable as you might think.
Is Travis Kelce going to retire in 2024?
Kelce looked invincible over the previous seven NFL seasons leading into his 2023 campaign. He posted seven consecutive seasons with 1,000 receiving yards and recorded double-digit touchdowns in four of those. He was either first- or second-team All-Pro in each of those years and had missed just three games total since his rookie season, none of which were due to injury.
Two of those three absences were because the Chiefs had already guaranteed a playoff berth, while the other came in 2021 when he had COVID-19.
In 2023, he missed his first game since his rookie year in 2013 due to injury, sitting out the Chiefs’ opener with a hyperextended knee. He also sat out the final game of the season to rest up with Kansas City already in the playoffs.
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