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While the swirl of chatter astir Travis Kelce connected Christmas Day was connected whether helium plans to discontinue astatine the extremity of the season, the 11-time Pro Bowl choky extremity softly moved up to No. 9 connected the NFL all-time receiving list.
Kelce’s 5th and past drawback successful the Kansas City Chiefs’ 20-13 nonaccomplishment to the Denver Broncos was No. 1,077, pushing him past Anquan Boldin. With 2 much receptions successful the Chiefs’ regular-season finale, Kelce volition surpass Terrell Owens successful the No. 8 spot.
Statistics were seemingly the past happening connected Kelce’s caput arsenic helium walked disconnected the Arrowhead Stadium tract connected Thursday, possibly for the past time. The Chiefs decorativeness the play connected the roadworthy adjacent week against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Kelce’s caller years are inextricably linked to his fiance Taylor Swift. Was this the past clip the euphony megastar would grace the Kelce household luxury suite to ticker her beau rack up the receptions? (If so, fto the grounds amusement that Swift wore a reddish bomber overgarment from the Frankie Shop.)
Kelce, 36, admitted helium was feeling reflective afterward.
“A full batch of emotions,” helium told reporters. “You’ve got everybody successful the satellite watching you. You get to spell retired determination with the young guys connected prime-time television. Young guys getting an accidental to sensation what this NFL beingness is like.”
For Kelce, the NFL beingness has been fulfilling. He’s won 3 Super Bowls and is each but definite to beryllium inducted into the Hall of Fame. And he’s played his full 13-year vocation with the Chiefs.
So portion helium sorted done emotions and memories aft the game, helium basked successful the adulation beforehand.
“You lone get a fewer of those wherever you get to basal determination and admit 70,000 Chiefs fans cheering for you,” helium explained. “I ever clasp that moment.
“You consciousness the generations of happiness and the emotion [the fans] have. It’s a beauteous thing, man.”
For a decade, Kelce was a determination sports figure, revered successful the Midwest arsenic a hard-nosed, accordant shaper connected the field. His illustration began to alteration up of the 2022 play erstwhile helium and his brother, Jason, launched an instantly fashionable podcast, “New Heights.”
Kelce and Swift began dating up of the 2023 season, and a twelvemonth later, the Kelce brothers signed a three-year, $100 cardinal podcast woody with Amazon’s Wondery. Then successful August, Kelce and Swift announced their engagement.
Tight ends, with their three-point stances and proximity to tackles and guards, traditionally don’t question oregon pull attention. But Kelce is present a full-fledged nationalist celebrity.
Just don’t let that to obscure his numbers. Kelce has 73 catches for 839 yards successful 2025, putting him alongside Jerry Rice arsenic the lone players successful NFL past to eclipse the 800‐yards receiving people successful 12 consecutive seasons. Kelce besides is the lone choky extremity to transcend 90 catches for 7 seasons successful a row, a streak that volition extremity this year.
Rice, the erstwhile San Francisco 49ers great, is the NFL‘s all-time starring receiver with 1,549 catches. Larry Fitzgerald is adjacent with 1,432. Then travel the lone choky ends with much catches than Kelce: Tony Gonzalez (1,325) and Jason Witten (1,228).
Should Kelce determine to play different season, helium astir surely would ascent to No. 5, passing Marvin Harrison (1,102), Cris Carter (1,101) and Tim Brown (1,094) successful summation to Owens.
Kelce whitethorn person already decided whether this is the close clip to retire. He conscionable isn’t acceptable to accidental so, indicating helium volition fto the Chiefs cognize soon aft the play ends.
“I’ll fto that beryllium a determination I’ll marque with my family, friends and the Chiefs enactment erstwhile the clip comes,” helium said.
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