Kansas City Chiefs’ new defeat and playoffs heartbreak has left Travis Kelce’s NFL future hanging.
According to The Mirror, Patrick Mahomes’ devastating injury during the Kansas City Chiefs loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, December 14, could affect Kelce’s future in the team, who has long been dealing with the retirement rumours.
The Chiefs have failed to qualify for the NFL playoffs for the first time in the Mahomes era after defeat at home, sparking speculations about Taylor Swift’s fiancé’s NFL future.
The tight end has multiple times hinted at retirement in recent times, he was even considering ending his career after the Chiefs lost to the Eagles in the Super Bowl in February this year.
However, the new setback, along with Mahomes’ serious injury, makes fans worry about Kelce’s future.
Following the game, an X user wrote, “Welp, that’s the end of this Chiefs era. Kelce will probably retire after this season.”
“Almost certainly spells the end of Kelce’s career. No way he wants to come back next year without Pat. Sports fandom can be so so so so awful,” another added.
The third one gushed, “Mahomes is not playing next year. Kelce will certainly retire.”
It is worth noting that Kelce last month said he wanted to give Chiefs a good opportunity. Revealing the timeline of his decision, he added that he would make his final call before they have “got to get draft picks and free agency opens to fill the roster appropriately.”
However, the statement came before Mahomes' ACL injury, but now it's thought that Kelce might decide to retire even sooner, given the quarterback's situation.
