{"id":643338,"date":"2025-11-22T16:39:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T15:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=643338"},"modified":"2025-11-22T16:39:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T15:39:18","slug":"travis-kelce-postseason-verdict-chiefs-star-to-delay-2026-decision-until-march-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/travis-kelce-postseason-verdict-chiefs-star-to-delay-2026-decision-until-march-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis Kelce Postseason Verdict &#8211; Chiefs Star to Delay 2026 Decision Until March Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For over a decade, Travis Kelce has been the heartbeat of the Kansas City Chiefs&rsquo; dynasty. Drafted in 2013, the charismatic tight end quickly formed one of the greatest quarterback-tight end duos in <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nfl\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NFL <\/a>history with Patrick Mahomes under head coach Andy Reid. Together, they&rsquo;ve delivered three Super Bowl titles, countless highlight-reel plays, and seven straight 1,000-yard seasons.<\/p><p>At 36, Kelce remains Mahomes&rsquo; most trusted target and the soul of Arrowhead Stadium. But Kelce may not be far from announcing his retirement from the NFL. Let&rsquo;s find out more. <\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Travis Kelce Delaying Retirement Decision Until March<\/h2><p>On Friday, Kelce confirmed he will not decided on his football future until after the 2025 season ends. Entering the final year of his current contract, the 13-year veteran wants to five the Chiefs clarity before free agency begins in March. <\/p><p><strong><em>&ldquo;I want to give the Chiefs a good opportunity whether I come back or not- or whether they want me back or not,&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong> Kelce said. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DRVpAJekrpG\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>A post shared by Jessica Golich (@jessicaxgolich)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><p>Unlike his brother Jason, who emotionally retired after 2023, Travis has no interest in a farewell tour. <strong><em>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s not me,&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong> he stated firmly. Even at 36, Kelce is still elite, leading Kansas City in targets (66), receptions (50), yards (631), and first downs (33), putting him on pace for his eight 1,000-yard season and first since 2022. Only Arizona&rsquo;s Trey McBride has more receiving yards among tight ends this season. <\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Tough 2025 Season and Possibly Kelce&rsquo;s Last Dance<\/h2><p>The 2025-26 campaign has been the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nfl\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Chiefs<\/a>&lsquo; rockiest in years. At just 5-5, Kansas is fighting to even reach the playoffs, a far cry from their usual dominance. Injuries, a revamped receiving yards, and offensive\/defensive inconsistencies have tested the two-time defending champions.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Travis Kelce on his potential retirement after this season &#128483;&#65039; <br><br>&ldquo;All that will be at the end of the season and I won&rsquo;t be thinking about it until then&rdquo;<br><br>Full answer &#11015;&#65039; via | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chiefs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@Chiefs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChiefsKingdom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#ChiefsKingdom<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/By3hDJzcHC\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/By3hDJzcHC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SleeperChiefs (@SleeperChiefsKC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SleeperChiefsKC\/status\/1991950150898762161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>November 21, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>If Kelce chooses retirement in March, fans may witness his final snaps in a game against the Raiders on January, 2026, as the Chiefs may not make the playoffs this season. The thought of No.87 walking off the field for good after the regular-season finale is heartbreaking for Chiefs Kingdom. For now, arguably the greatest tight end of his generation is focused only on turning the season around and keeping the door open for one more run with Mahomes and Reid. <\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For over a decade, Travis Kelce has been the heartbeat of the Kansas City Chiefs&rsquo; dynasty. Drafted in 2013, the charismatic tight end quickly formed one of the greatest quarterback-tight end duos in NFL history with Patrick Mahomes under head coach Andy Reid. Together, they&rsquo;ve delivered three Super Bowl titles, countless highlight-reel plays, and seven [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":643339,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[14,82,356],"class_list":["post-643338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-nfl","tag-travis-kelce"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Travis Kelce Postseason Verdict - Chiefs Star to Delay 2026 Decision Until March Deadline - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Travis Kelce won&#039;t decide on returning to the Chiefs for 2026 until early March, giving Kansas City clarity before free agency.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/travis-kelce-postseason-verdict-chiefs-star-to-delay-2026-decision-until-march-deadline\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Travis Kelce Postseason Verdict - Chiefs Star to Delay 2026 Decision Until March Deadline - The Playoffs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Travis Kelce won&#039;t decide on returning to the Chiefs for 2026 until early March, giving Kansas City clarity before free agency.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/travis-kelce-postseason-verdict-chiefs-star-to-delay-2026-decision-until-march-deadline\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Playoffs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-22T16:39:18+01:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Travis-Kelces-Postseason-Verdict-Chiefs-Star-to-Delay-2026-Decision-Until-March-Deadline.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2289\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1554\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Eric Divakaran\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/x.com\/EricHar44584857\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ThePlayoffsEN\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Eric Divakaran\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/travis-kelce-postseason-verdict-chiefs-star-to-delay-2026-decision-until-march-deadline\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/travis-kelce-postseason-verdict-chiefs-star-to-delay-2026-decision-until-march-deadline\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Eric Divakaran\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/98ac2e1774499fd4d7a7e37d04514940\"},\"headline\":\"Travis Kelce Postseason Verdict &#8211; 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