{"id":27594,"date":"2025-07-06T12:23:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T12:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=27594"},"modified":"2025-07-06T12:23:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T12:23:32","slug":"breaking-travis-kelce-loses-his-main-character-role-with-kansas-city-chiefs-and-patrick-mahomes-will-help-him-accept-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=27594","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Travis Kelce loses his main character role with Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes will help him accept it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/phantom-marca.uecdn.es\/a603d555705676a1ad325c11225480e5\/resize\/1200\/f\/webp\/assets\/multimedia\/imagenes\/2025\/07\/06\/17518013313426.jpg\" alt=\"Travis Kelce loses his main character role with Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick  Mahomes will help him accept it | Marca\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As the <strong>Kansas City Chiefs<\/strong> get set for the<strong> 2025 NFL year<\/strong>, many are asking what will come next for one of their top stars:<strong> Travis Kelce. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>35-year-old tight end<\/strong>, a<strong> three-time Super Bowl winner<\/strong> and sure future <strong>Hall of Famer,<\/strong> may be near the end of his great career. Even though <strong>head coach Andy Reid<\/strong> and the<strong> Chiefs team<\/strong> still see worth in<strong> Kelce&#8217;s lead <\/strong>and experience, they are getting ready for times when he may not be the key star in the game plan.<\/p>\n<h2>Small decline in numbers<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Kelce&#8217;s 2024 season<\/strong> was his least good in almost ten years. He obtained:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>823 <\/strong>receiving yards<\/li>\n<li><strong>3 <\/strong>touchdowns<\/li>\n<li><strong>73 <\/strong>receptions (projected for 2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>His results have not been this low since <strong>2015<\/strong>, and <strong>ESPN&#8217;s Jeremy Fowler<\/strong> says that the <strong>Chiefs <\/strong>plan to ease his load. <strong>Brett Veach<\/strong>, the general manager, spoke about<strong> Kelce&#8217;s age<\/strong>, pointing out, &#8220;<em>His numbers won&#8217;t be the same. You have to acknowledge &#8230; that he&#8217;s older. He&#8217;s not 28 years old anymore.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Andy Reid&#8217;s strategy<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>EssentiallySports and ESPN analysts<\/em><\/strong> say <strong>Andy Reid<\/strong> is not giving up on <strong>Kelce<\/strong>&#8230; but he is adapting.<\/p>\n<p>Like Facebook creator<strong>Mark Zuckerberg<\/strong>, who aims to learn as fast as possible, <strong>Reid <\/strong>uses that idea in football. <strong>Ex-Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith <\/strong>said<strong> Reid&#8217;s office <\/strong>is packed with whiteboards full of plays from less known <strong>college teams<\/strong>, showing his drive for new things and players.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Andy Reid talks about his expectations for Travis Kelce this season.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chiefs<\/a> l <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChiefsKingdom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ChiefsKingdom<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VQ0EYT0a9W\">pic.twitter.com\/VQ0EYT0a9W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sports Radio 810 WHB (@SportsRadio810) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsRadio810\/status\/1935730837900996737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This means even stars like <strong>Kelce <\/strong> could be facing some changes. <strong>Reid plans to lean less on Kelce<\/strong>, boosting the roles of younger players such as: <strong>Rashee Rice<\/strong> (coming back from an injury), <strong>Xavier Worthy<\/strong> (59 catches as a new player), <strong>Hollywood Brown<\/strong> (back for 2025), <strong>Noah Gray<\/strong> (tops in 2024: 40 catches, 437 yards, 5 TDs)<\/p>\n<h2>What is next for the Chiefs star<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Kelce <\/strong>will be <strong>36 in October,<\/strong> and while he may be slower, his guiding role is key. <strong>Quarterback Patrick Mahomes highlighted Kelce&#8217;s role off the field:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;He&#8217;s going to go out there with the mentality that we&#8217;re trying to win the Super Bowl&#8230; more than anything, it&#8217;s the leadership that he brings to the building every single day.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Travis Kelce is the greatest TE of all time<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Rl5vpY6aEp\">pic.twitter.com\/Rl5vpY6aEp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brad Henson Productions (@BradHensonPro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BradHensonPro\/status\/1939800457624387623?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite his stats dropping, <strong>Kelce <\/strong>played more in <strong>2024 <\/strong>than in years, taking part in over<strong> 950 plays and 81.8% of the time on offense<\/strong>. Reid noted he<strong> won&#8217;t cut Kelce&#8217;s game time <\/strong>unless he sees him slowing down:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;He doesn&#8217;t know he&#8217;s getting older, but I do. If I think it&#8217;s catching up to him, I&#8217;ll pull off,<\/em>&#8221; said Reid.<\/p>\n<h2>Importance in big games<\/h2>\n<p>Even in a tough and stressful year, <strong>Kelce <\/strong>showed he could still perform and step up when needed the most. In the<strong> 2024 Divisional Round victory against the Texans<\/strong>, he got <strong>7 passes for 117 yards and a touchdown<\/strong>, helping push the team into the <strong>AFC Championship Game.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Travis Kelce says he wants to get into broadcasting after he retires \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1yYudRjdAt\">pic.twitter.com\/1yYudRjdAt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bussin&#39; With The Boys (@BussinWTB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BussinWTB\/status\/1941501669801619888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Chiefs <\/strong>are no&#8217;t pushing <strong>Kelce <\/strong>aside, they are planning ahead. His role might change from main player to experienced guide and key player at times. But as long as he keeps on playing, he will still be a great force and a leader.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the Kansas City Chiefs get set for the 2025 NFL year, many are asking what will come next for one of their top stars: Travis Kelce.   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