{"id":32356,"date":"2025-09-10T16:32:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T16:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=32356"},"modified":"2025-09-10T16:32:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T16:32:24","slug":"breaking-chiefs-predicted-to-replace-travis-kelce-with-freak-te","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=32356","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Chiefs Predicted to Replace Travis Kelce With &#8216;Freak&#8217; TE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2232402978_59e505-e1757519790556.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2232402978_59e505-e1757519790556.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2232402978_59e505-e1757519790556.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2232402978_59e505-e1757519790556.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Chiefs Predicted to Replace Travis Kelce With 'Freak' TE\" width=\"780\" height=\"437\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty We look at how and why TE Kenyon Sadiq could be the ideal replacement for Travis Kelce for the Kansas City Chiefs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs have lived in a world partly shaped by Travis Kelce for more than a decade. He\u2019s been the heartbeat of Andy Reid\u2019s passing game and Patrick Mahomes\u2019 most trusted playmaker.<\/p>\n<p>But he\u2019s also 35, and while he hasn\u2019t fallen off a cliff, the reality is unavoidable: the Chiefs need to start thinking seriously about what a post-Kelce existence could look like for Mahomes and company.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also the personal side to consider. Kelce\u2019s engagement to pop superstar Taylor Swift has kept him in the headlines almost as much as his football career, and it\u2019s fair to wonder how much that might influence his future decisions.<\/p>\n<p>With this in mind, Samuel Teets of Chiefs Wire has an intriguing suggestion for a potential replacement.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>TE Kenyon Sadiq Pitched as Travis Kelce Replacement for Chiefs<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5487907\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2232310462_0aba1a.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2232310462_0aba1a.jpg 5000w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2232310462_0aba1a.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2232310462_0aba1a.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2232310462_0aba1a.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2232310462_0aba1a.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2232310462_0aba1a.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2232310462_0aba1a.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2232310462_0aba1a.jpg?resize=782,521 782w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2232310462_0aba1a.jpg?resize=780,520 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2232310462_0aba1a.jpg?resize=425,283 425w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2232310462_0aba1a.jpg?resize=254,169 254w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2232310462_0aba1a.jpg?resize=270,180 270w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2232310462_0aba1a.jpg?resize=225,150 225w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2232310462_0aba1a.jpg?resize=242,161 242w\" alt=\"Chiefs Predicted to Replace Travis Kelce With 'Freak' TE\" width=\"782\" height=\"521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5487907\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5487907\">GettyWould Oregon TE Kenyon Sadiq be the perfect replacement for Travis Kelce?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhen Kelce decides to retire, the Chiefs need to have his successor in place. The 2026 NFL draft lacks elite talent at tight end, except for projected top 100 picks Max Klare and Kenyon Sadiq,\u201d Teets wrote on September 8, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSadiq is one of the top athletes in the 2026 draft. He appeared at No. 11 on Bruce Feldman\u2019s annual Freaks List for The Athletic, which highlights the most athletic players in college football. Sadiq pairs the size of a tight end with the movement skills and burst of a wide receiver, making him one of the top mismatch creators in the sport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sadiq\u2019s trajectory at Oregon thus far has been one of steady growth, which is usually the best kind. The Ducks used him sparingly his first year\u2014he had five catches for 24 yards\u2014but he made them count, scoring a touchdown in the Fiesta Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, his snap count ballooned to over 600, and he finished with 24 catches for 308 yards and two touchdowns, both coming on the biggest stage of the Big Ten Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Listed at 6-foot-3 and 245 pounds, Sadiq has repeatedly shown he can stretch the seam and win matchups against safeties. Early in his 2025 campaign, he\u2019s got 3 catches for 60 yards and a touchdown in September alone.<\/p>\n<p>What stands out most, though, is the way Oregon has used him: in-line, in the slot, out wide and even on jet sweeps. Plus, check out this sheer athleticism:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Life After Travis Kelce Will Look Very Different for the Kansas City Chiefs<\/h2>\n<p>In all honesty, nobody is going come into Kansas City and be \u201cthe next Travis Kelce.\u201d That player doesn\u2019t exist. But what Chiefs coach Andy Reid and Mahomes need is someone who can keep the playbook wide open. Sadiq\u2019s background as a receiver-turned-tight end makes him a natural fit.<\/p>\n<p>The beauty of drafting a player like Sadiq is timing. Kansas City wouldn\u2019t need him to come in and replace Kelce immediately. They could run plenty of 12 personnel, use him in red-zone packages and let him work next to Kelce for a year or two. That would set up the Chiefs with a seamless transition at a position that\u2019s been central to their dynasty.<\/p>\n<p>The financial side is appealing, too: a rookie contract at tight end would give Kansas City more flexibility elsewhere on the roster.<\/p>\n<p>Kelce\u2019s greatness won\u2019t be duplicated anytime soon, but Sadiq has the potential to become the kind of safety valve Mahomes could fall back on if \u2014 or when \u2014 Kelce retires. The Oregon TE may not be a household name yet, but the Chiefs should be watching him closely.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We look at how and why TE Kenyon Sadiq could be the ideal replacement for Travis Kelce for the Kansas City Chiefs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32357,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kansas-city-chiefs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Chiefs Predicted to Replace Travis Kelce With &#039;Freak&#039; TE - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=32356\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: Chiefs Predicted to Replace Travis Kelce With &#039;Freak&#039; 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