The upcoming season marks the final year of Kelce's contract, which lends itself to speculation that it could be the tight end's last ride both with the Chiefs and in the NFL. Kelce is set to earn $17.25 million in his final contract year with the majority of that paycheck coming by way of a $12.5 million roster bonus.

The Kansas City Chiefs and star tight end Travis Kelce are back together for at least one more season. Despite offseason retirement rumors, Kelce has decided to run it back for the 2025 season, and his future is not decided after the upcoming campaign.

Kelce and the Chiefs were thumped by the Eagles in Super Bowl 2025, and questions lingered for the early part of the offseason about whether the tight end would retire. He was named to his 10th Pro Bowl in 2024, but he produced the lowest full-season receiving yard total (823) of his career with just three touchdowns.

Chiefs Receive Exciting Travis Kelce News Ahead of Mandatory Minicamp originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Coming off the worst season of his career since his rookie campaign when he played just one game due to an injury, Travis Kelce has reportedly shed some weight in the offseason to get back on track in 2025.

Travis Kelce is poised to join the Kansas City Chiefs for the first time this offseason when mandatory minicamp begins Tuesday of next week. And when he steps onto the practice field, Kelce will look very different from how he looked in 2024.

Travis Kelce, entering the final season of his Chiefs contract, has undergone a notable body transformation ahead of mandatory minicamp.

A cheetah cub named Taylor Swift has a new friend—a fellow orphaned cheetah cub named Travis Kelce! The two cubs have been spending time together at the Cheetah Rescue and Conservation Centre in Somaliland.