{"id":42574,"date":"2026-01-28T23:49:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T23:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42574"},"modified":"2026-01-28T23:49:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T23:49:07","slug":"travis-kelce-retirement-decision-gets-update-from-chiefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42574","title":{"rendered":"Travis Kelce Retirement Decision Gets Update From Chiefs"},"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\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2196124187-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2196124187-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2196124187-1.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2196124187-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Travis Kelce Retirement Decision Gets Update From Chiefs\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The big question in the offseason is whether or not\u00a0Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs will retire ahead of the 2026-27 season. That retirement decision is on Kelce\u2019s mind, but it\u2019s also on the minds of heavyweights inside the Chiefs\u2019 camp.<\/p>\n<p>Even though Kelce\u2019s retirement decision will be up to him, how the Kansas City Chiefs feel about him also means something.<\/p>\n<p>Kelce has been blunt about his retirement decision before. \u201cI think I\u2019m still searching for those answers,\u201d Kelce said when asked about retirement before the Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 Christmas game in a pre-recorded interview that aired on Amazon\u2019s Prime Video. \u201cObviously, the way this one ended with a sour taste in my mouth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The award-winning tight end added, \u201cI feel motivated but I\u2019ve got to make the right decision for me. I\u2019ve got to hope that if I do wanna come back that the Chiefs are willing to bring me back. It\u2019s a two-way street on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, a development has emerged about Kelce and how open the Kansas City Chiefs are to having him back.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Kansas City Chiefs Offer Clue Into Travis Kelce Retirement Decision<\/h2>\n<p>On Tuesday, January 27, Kansas City Chiefs owner\u00a0Clark Hunt gave a glowing endorsement to Kelce to have him back in the 2026-27 season. That says a lot.<\/p>\n<p>According to Jeremy Bergman of Around the NFL, he said on \u201cGood Morning Football\u201d that the chiefs \u201ccertainly hope\u201d Travis Kelce will return in 2026. \u201cThere\u2019s no doubt in my mind that he can still play,\u201d he said on the show.<\/p>\n<p>So, there you have it. If Kelce wants to come back, he\u2019ll be cheered on by Clark and the Kansas City Chiefs franchise.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>More on Travis Kelce and His Retirement Decision<\/h2>\n<p>Not only that, but on Wednesday, January 28, Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy said that he talked to both quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Kelce and that they both sounded ready to go.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report from Sports Radio 810 WHB, he said,\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve had small, minimum conversation with both\u2026more than anything, it\u2019s just the excitement of reuniting. I\u2019m looking forward to getting back in the grind and chopping wood with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following the Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 14-12 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders in their final game of the season, Kelce was asked the inevitable retirement questions. Speaking to reporters, he said, \u201cWho knows? It either hits me quick or I\u2019ve got to take some time. Last year, it was a little bit easier. I think I knew right away, I wanted to give this [year] a shot. We\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This past season, for 2025-26, Kelce finished with 76 receptions for 851 yards and 5 touchdowns, averaging 11.2 yards per catch in 16 regular season Chiefs games, according to ESPN research.<\/p>\n<p>In other Kelce news, on Monday, January 19, the Chiefs shared the news that Kelce was named to the 2025 PFWA All-AFC Team. The honor comes from accredited writers covering all 32 NFL teams, who voted on the PFWA\u2019s All-NFL, All-AFC Teams after the end of the 2025-26 NFL regular season, so it\u2019s a big deal.<\/p>\n<p>Kelce received his selection on PFWA\u2019s 2025 All-AFC team. He joins center Creed Humphrey on this year\u2019s All-AFC team. This is the seventh time Kelce has been named to the team in his career.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs just dropped some information that lends to the impending Travis Kelce retirement decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42575,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42574","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>Travis Kelce Retirement Decision Gets Update From Chiefs - 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=42574\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Travis Kelce Retirement Decision Gets Update From Chiefs - 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