Chiefs plan to talk with Travis Kelce after Super Bowl LX, hope he returns for 2026: report

Once again, Travis Kelce has a large offseason determination to marque — volition helium instrumentality for different NFL play with the Kansas City Chiefs?

Last year, helium was focused connected Super Bowl LIX successful New Orleans, hoping to adhd different ringing to his Hall of Fame-worthy resume. But with the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks acceptable to play connected Sunday successful Santa Clara, California, Kelce has been connected the extracurricular looking in, enjoying the Super Bowl festivities successful San Francisco.

But helium reportedly has been successful interaction with the Chiefs, and the squad does privation him backmost for 2026, per NFL.com.

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Kansas City Chiefs choky extremity Travis Kelce aft the crippled astatine GEHA Field astatine Arrowhead Stadium connected Dec. 25, 2025. (Denny Medley/Imagn Images)

The program for Kelce and the Chiefs is to "reconvene aft the Super Bowl to finalize a program that works for some parties." What precisely that means remains to beryllium seen, but a determination could beryllium coming sooner alternatively than later.

Kelce noted successful the past that helium would fto the Chiefs cognize his determination by the caller league year, which is acceptable for March 12. He conscionable finished the 2nd twelvemonth of his two-year, $34.25 cardinal extension, truthful a caller woody would person to beryllium worked out.

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As for the financials, it volition beryllium absorbing to spot what the Chiefs do, considering they volition beryllium implicit the projected wage headdress by $50 million-plus, according to the report. Of course, teams bash get originative and wide manager Brett Veach has been 1 of the best, keeping prima endowment nether wraps to marque definite the books align.

But the determination yet ends with Kelce, who whitethorn person hinted connected his "New Heights" podcast that helium would beryllium returning for astatine slightest 1 much play pursuing the reunion with Eric Bieniemy, who comes backmost to Kansas City arsenic caput manager Andy Reid’s violative coordinator.

Chiefs choky extremity Travis Kelce earlier the crippled against the Indianapolis Colts astatine GEHA Field astatine Arrowhead Stadium successful Kansas City, Missouri, connected Nov. 23, 2025. (Denny Medley/Imagn Images)

"I can’t hold to spot him backmost successful the building, man," Kelce said to his older brother, Jason. "He’s 1 of my favourite coaches of each time, 1 of my favourite radical of each time. I’ve had truthful galore unbelievable moments nether him arsenic a player, arsenic a person, and I conscionable emotion the guy."

Did Kelce mean helium couldn’t hold to spot Bieniemy really wrong the gathering moving together, oregon connected the extracurricular looking in?

It’s axenic speculation for those wondering what Kelce is doing, but immoderate clarity could beryllium coming soon.

Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs during the nationalist anthem anterior to the crippled against the Raiders astatine Allegiant Stadium connected Jan. 4, 2026 successful Las Vegas. (Ian Maule/Getty Images)

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It should travel arsenic nary surprise, though, that the Chiefs would privation their prima choky extremity backmost successful the gathering for 1 much ride, particularly aft a disappointing 2025 play that saw Patrick Mahomes endure a torn ACL precocious successful the season.

The Chiefs missed the playoffs for the archetypal clip since 2014 aft finishing 6-11.

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