Video: Chiefs' Travis Kelce Says He'll Reevaluate Future After 2025 NFL Playoffs

As Travis Kelce prepares to help the Kansas City Chiefs begin their quest for a third straight Super Bowl starting this weekend in the NFL playoffs, he's not ready to talk about his playing future at this point.

Appearing on The Stephen A. Smith Show (starts at 25:55 mark), Kelce said he would reevaluate his football career after the postseason, while acknowledging he'll "probably tell myself how much I love" playing and be back in 2025.

Kelce has previously talked about how important being able to play football is to him, saying on the New Heights podcast (h/t Kelly Coffey-Behrens of Yahoo) in September before the start of the regular season that "it's going to be hard trying to figure out when to call it quits or not."

There have been obvious signs of decline in Kelce's physical ability now that he's in his mid-30s. His two worst seasons by yards per reception have come in the past two seasons, including a career-low 8.5 yards per catch in 2024.

Kelce's 823 receiving yards this season were his fewest since his rookie year in 2013 when he played just one game due to a knee injury.

Despite not being the disruptive force he was at his absolute peak, Kelce remains arguably the most valuable pass-catcher on the Chiefs' roster. He has led the team in targets, receptions and receiving yards in each of the past three seasons.

Whenever Kelce's career does come to an end, he will walk into the Pro Football Hall of Fame five years later. He is one of three tight ends in NFL history with at least 1,000 receptions and 12,000 yards.

The Chiefs will host the Houston Texans in the AFC Divisional Round at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday. They have advanced to the AFC Championship Game every year since the 2019 season.