The 2025 season was a disastrous one for the Chiefs as they struggled to play quality football for most of the year before Patrick Mahomes went down with a season-ending torn ACL. It marked the official end of Kansas City’s dynastic run that began in 2019. It also might have been a sad final season for future Hall of Famer Travis Kelce.
The 36-year-old Kelce caught 76 passes for 851 yards and five touchdowns in his 13th NFL season. Those made for solid numbers but weren’t nearly enough to make up for the lack of talent in the pass-catching corps in Kansas City and, obviously, are a far cry from what Kelce proved capable of at his peak. With his decline undeniable and the Chiefs in need of a serious overhaul to return to contention, many wondered if Kelce would retire this offseason.
