{"id":28781,"date":"2025-07-22T15:17:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T15:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=28781"},"modified":"2025-07-22T15:17:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T15:17:16","slug":"travis-kelce-and-chiefs-begin-training-camp-as-he-shuts-himself-off-from-taylor-swift-ahead-of-possible-final-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=28781","title":{"rendered":"Travis Kelce and Chiefs begin training camp as he shuts himself off from Taylor Swift ahead of possible final season"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article-text\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/07\/22\/15\/100527437-0-image-a-4_1753194719271.jpg\" alt=\"Travis Kelce and Chiefs begin training camp as he shuts himself off from Taylor  Swift ahead of possible final season | Daily Mail Online\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Travis Kelce\u00a0was back on the practice field on Tuesday as the Kansas City Chiefs began their preparations for the new NFL season.<\/p>\n<p>The legendary tight end teased possible retirement from football in the wake of the Chiefs&#8217; Super Bowl heartbreak against the Philadelphia Eagles.<\/p>\n<p>But the 35-year-old later confirmed he would return for at least one more NFL season as he bids to win a fourth Super Bowl in Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p>And this week, Kelce, Patrick Mahomes and the rest of Andy Reid&#8217;s players reported for training camp ahead of the upcoming campaign.<\/p>\n<p>From Tuesday until August 13, the Chiefs will be based at Missouri Western State University in St Joseph &#8211; around an hour north Arrowhead Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>There, Kelce and the other 89 players on the roster will stay in dorms on campus for the duration of camp. That means three weeks without seeing their partners and families. For Kelce, that means three weeks without seeing girlfriend Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/07\/22\/15\/100528249-14929097-image-a-1_1753195700916.jpg\" alt=\"Kelce will spend three weeks in dorms away from his family and his girlfriend Taylor Swift\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/07\/22\/15\/100528261-14929097-image-a-2_1753195702868.jpg\" alt=\"Kelce teased possible retirement from football after the Chiefs' Super Bowl heartbreak\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8216;We love this place, and it&#8217;s a great place to have training camp,&#8217; Reid said. &#8216;They roll out the red carpet and take care of us like no other.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Kelce &#8211; who is entering his 13th season in the NFL &#8211;\u00a0has a year remaining on his current, $34.25million deal with the Chiefs. 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