Travis Kelce Makes Personal Confession to Brother Jason About Super Bowl Loss to Eagles

Just last week Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce announced he was returning for another season.

The future Hall of Fame tight end considered retirement for a few weeks following a 40-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX before deciding to come back for another year.

“I think the biggest thing is that I [expletive] love playing the game of football,” Kelce told his older brother on the “New Heights” podcast. “I still feel like I can play at a high level and possibly at a higher level than I did last year.

I don’t think [Super Bowl 2025] was my best outing. I think I let my guys down in a lot more moments than I helped them, especially if you look at my track record and how I’ve been in years past.”

In his decision to come back, Kelce admitted he has a bad taste in his mouth with how the season ended.

“I want to give it a good run. I have a bad taste in my mouth in how I ended the year and how well I was playing and how accountable I was for the people around me. And I love so many people in Kansas City, both in that facility and in the community and it’s home for me.

I don’t want leave that life yet. I’ve put in a lot of hard work and a lot of focus into being the best that I can for KC,” he said.

“Last year, it didn’t end well for us and I feel like there is a responsibility in me to play out the contract that I initially signed, to give Kansas City and the Chiefs organization everything I’ve got and that’s what I’m gonna do, man.”

Kelce, who became the 15th player in NFL history to crack 1,000 career receptions, told his older brother that he’s still not quite sure how Super Bowl LIX unfolded like it did.

“I feel like I owe the guys that I come into that building with a whole lot more effort and focus,” Travis, 35, told his brother and co-host Jason Kelce while explaining why he decided to return for a 13th NFL season.

“I just don’t know what it was during that game, man. I wasn’t at my best. The more that I see clips or watch the film or put myself back in those moment, man, I’m just like, ‘What the [expletive]?’”