{"id":40823,"date":"2025-12-29T15:19:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T15:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=40823"},"modified":"2025-12-29T15:19:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T15:19:24","slug":"travis-kelce-tipped-to-quit-chiefs-in-seismic-move-and-join-nfl-rivals-instead-as-retirement-talk-swirls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=40823","title":{"rendered":"Travis Kelce tipped to quit Chiefs in seismic move and join NFL rivals instead as retirement talk swirls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/media-library\/travis-kelce-missed-out-on-another-super-bowl-win-last-year.jpg?id=56413239&amp;width=600&amp;quality=85\" alt=\"Travis Kelce missed out on another Super Bowl win last year\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rob Gronkowski has made a bold prediction about the future of fellow tight end Travis Kelce, suggesting the 36-year-old will not hang up his boots but instead seek a move away from Kansas City to pursue another championship.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on NFL Sunday, Gronkowski declared: &#8220;I think he&#8217;s going to test the market out there and he has to vie for a championship and the Super Bowl if he comes back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"rebelltitem1\" class=\"rebellt-item\n\n        col1\" data-id=\"1\" data-reload-ads=\"false\" data-is-image=\"False\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/sport\/other-sport\/travis-kelce-quit-chiefs-nfl-retirement?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1\" data-basename=\"particle-1\" data-post-id=\"2674834548\" data-published-at=\"1767019466\" data-use-pagination=\"False\"><\/p>\n<p>The former New England Patriots star does not believe Kelce&#8217;s path to glory runs through Arrowhead Stadium any longer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t really see that happening with the Kansas City Chiefs. It&#8217;s gonna be a rebuild year, kind of,&#8221; Gronkowski added.<\/p>\n<p>Kelce has delivered a strong individual campaign despite the Chiefs&#8217; woes, accumulating 839 yards and crossing the try line five times this season.<\/p>\n<p>His contract with Kansas City expires once the current campaign concludes, leading widespread speculation that the three-time Super Bowl champion will call time on his playing days.<\/p>\n<div id=\"rebelltitem2\" class=\"rebellt-item\n\n        col1\" data-id=\"2\" data-reload-ads=\"false\" data-is-image=\"False\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/sport\/other-sport\/travis-kelce-quit-chiefs-nfl-retirement?rebelltitem=2#rebelltitem2\" data-basename=\"particle-2\" data-post-id=\"2674834548\" data-published-at=\"1767019466\" data-use-pagination=\"False\"><\/p>\n<p>Many observers anticipate the veteran will step away from the sport to begin a new chapter with his fiancee Taylor Swift, with next week&#8217;s fixture against the Las Vegas Raiders potentially serving as his farewell appearance.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/media-library\/rob-gronkowski-has-made-a-bold-prediction-about-the-future-of-fellow-tight-end-travis-kelce-suggesting-the-36-year-old-will-not.jpg?id=62639500&amp;width=600&amp;quality=85\" alt=\"Rob Gronkowski has made a bold prediction about the future of fellow tight end Travis Kelce, suggesting the 36-year-old will not hang up his boots but instead seek a move away from Kansas City to pursue another championship\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gronkowski, however, questioned whether Kelce&#8217;s passion for the game might outweigh other considerations: &#8220;Is his heart in the place of, &#8216;Hey, what&#8217;s the next venture for me?&#8217; or &#8216;do I really love the game of football, I need to come back?'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs have endured a dismal campaign, failing to secure a playoff berth for the first time in years.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City faces significant obstacles heading into the next season, with quarterback Patrick Mahomes currently recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament injury.<\/p>\n<p>Gronkowski acknowledged the franchise retains some capability to compete but emphasised the scale of transformation required.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They may have the potential to do it,&#8221; he noted, whilst maintaining his view that substantial rebuilding lies ahead.<\/p>\n<div id=\"rebelltitem9\" class=\"rebellt-item\n\n        col1\" data-id=\"9\" data-reload-ads=\"false\" data-is-image=\"True\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/sport\/other-sport\/travis-kelce-quit-chiefs-nfl-retirement?rebelltitem=9#rebelltitem9\" data-basename=\"particle-9\" data-post-id=\"2674834548\" data-published-at=\"1767019466\" data-use-pagination=\"False\" data-rm-calc-width=\"600\"><\/p>\n<p>The team&#8217;s collapse this term came despite Kelce&#8217;s consistent performances, raising questions about whether the veteran would want to endure a transitional period at this stage of his career.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"rebelltitem10\" class=\"rebellt-item\n\n        col1\" data-id=\"10\" data-reload-ads=\"false\" data-is-image=\"False\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/sport\/other-sport\/travis-kelce-quit-chiefs-nfl-retirement?rebelltitem=10#rebelltitem10\" data-basename=\"particle-10\" data-post-id=\"2674834548\" data-published-at=\"1767019466\" data-use-pagination=\"False\"><\/p>\n<p>Michael Strahan offered counsel to Kelce should he be contemplating walking away from the sport.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You never want to live with regret,&#8221; Strahan cautioned. &#8220;Everybody talks about opportunities (away from the game) and that&#8217;s great but at the end of the day he is a football player.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/media-library\/travis-kelce.jpg?id=62639501&amp;width=600&amp;quality=85\" alt=\"Travis Kelce\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"rebelltitem11\" class=\"rebellt-item\n\n        col1\" data-id=\"11\" data-reload-ads=\"false\" data-is-image=\"True\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/sport\/other-sport\/travis-kelce-quit-chiefs-nfl-retirement?rebelltitem=11#rebelltitem11\" data-basename=\"particle-11\" data-post-id=\"2674834548\" data-published-at=\"1767019466\" data-use-pagination=\"False\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Get it out of your system. You never want to live with regrets and all this things that come after, that&#8217;s supplemental.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kelce has previously declared he would never don another NFL jersey besides that of Kansas City.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"rebelltitem12\" class=\"rebellt-item\n\n        col1\" data-id=\"12\" data-reload-ads=\"false\" data-is-image=\"False\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/sport\/other-sport\/travis-kelce-quit-chiefs-nfl-retirement?rebelltitem=12#rebelltitem12\" data-basename=\"particle-12\" data-post-id=\"2674834548\" data-published-at=\"1767019466\" data-use-pagination=\"False\" data-rm-calc-width=\"600\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-mostread\"><\/div>\n<p>The tight end has remained tight-lipped about his intentions, stating he will make his decision following the season&#8217;s conclusion after consulting with the Chiefs organisation, family and friends.<\/p>\n<p>Kelce considered retirement following February&#8217;s Super Bowl defeat to Philadelphia in New Orleans but opted against departing on a losing note.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forbidden<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40823","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 - 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