Travis Kelce is considering his finish sport. The 34-year-old Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish fielded questions on retirement throughout a press convention on Thursday, shutting down any hypothesis that he is gearing as much as depart the gridiron anytime quickly.
“Whoever’s not thinking about stuff down the road, I blame you,” Kelce told reporters, suggesting that professionals in any profession ought to and could be desirous about future plans.
“I have no reason to stop playing football,” he clarified. “I love it, we still have success, come in with the right mindset. I just love the challenge that it gives me every single day to try and be my best. Like I said, I have no desire to stop anytime soon.”
The adorned athlete went on to trace at what his post-football profession may appear like when the time does come.
“That’s the point of the offseason,” he defined. “Being able to get out there and really find what you love to do and I’ve been fortunate to do a few things outside of the sports world that I’ve been enjoying doing, like getting on camera.”
He continued, “The SNL stuff kinda opened up a new happiness and maybe a new career path for me, but it’s funny for me to even say that at this point in my career because it’s so much further down the road than it is right now.”
After his second Tremendous Bowl win final yr, Kelce went on to host Saturday Night time Stay. Whereas the late evening program marked his first foray into the world of scripted efficiency, he additionally appeared within the 2023 documentaries Kelce and Quarterback. Earlier than that, Kelce gave the world of actuality TV a go together with the 2016 relationship competitors collection, Catching Kelce.
Kelce’s remarks come after a New York Instances profile on his enterprise managers — twin brothers André and Aaron Eanes — indicated that his workforce was aiming to mannequin his profession after that of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
The Eanes brothers, who’ve been associates with Travis since his faculty days on the College of Cincinnati, recalled a February 2022 throughout a drive round Los Angeles, the place Kelce, who’s presently relationship Taylor Swift, expressed admiration for billboards that includes the previous WWE hero turned A-list motion star. On the time, they stated, Travis doubted he might ever attain that degree of fame. The Eanes brothers, nevertheless, disagreed, telling Travis, “Yes, you can.”
Within the months that adopted, a strategic mission started with Travis internet hosting Saturday Night time Stay, turning into a face for manufacturers like State Farm and Pfizer, and reaching success along with his podcast, New Heights alongside his brother, Philadelphia Eagles participant Jason Kelce. He even entered the world of music, topping the Billboard charts with a Christmas tune.
Within the midst of all of it, Kelce additionally started a high-profile relationship with pop sensation Swift — which, they stated, was not a part of the plan.
“People say to me, ‘Man, it’s been a crazy year,'” shared Aaron. “When I say, ‘Actually, it’s not that crazy,’ people look at me funny. It’s because it’s easy when you have a plan. We’re executing that plan.”
Kelce and his Chiefs will face off towards the Miami Dolphins on Saturday for the wildcard spherical of the NFL playoffs, as they pursue a return to the Tremendous Bowl on Feb. 11.
Within the offseason, Kelce’s administration stated, they’re targeted on a method of high quality over amount in the case of appearances.
“We positioned Travis to be world-famous,” André instructed NYT. “We didn’t know how it would happen, or when it would happen, or what would help push that further along. But it’s always been the thought in the back of our minds.”
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