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“I got all the support in the world to keep chasing these dreams,” Kelce told Stephen A. Smith<\/p>\n

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\"Taylor<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Taylor Swift is not getting in the way of Travis Kelce\u2019s desire to keep playing football.<\/p>\n

During a stop on The Stephen A. Smith Show on Wednesday, Jan. 15, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 35, was asked if Swift, also 35, was \u201cencouraging\u201d him to retire since football is a violent sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s fully encouraging me to enjoy playing this game,\u201d Kelce told host Stephen A. Smith. \u201cShe loves coming to Arrowhead [Stadium] and coming to the games and cheering for me, so I got all the support in the world to keep chasing these dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Travis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Earlier in his interview with Smith, 57, Kelce said he was not thinking about retirement at the moment. Instead, he is thinking about the playoffs, which start for the Chiefs on Saturday, Jan. 18, against the Houston Texans at Arrowhead Stadium.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love everything that I’m doing in this building,\u201d Kelce said. \u201cBut at the end of the day, I’m not having that extreme success on the field as I have individually, man. I’m excited for these next couple games to play up at Arrowhead, to finish this season off.”<\/p>\n

Kelce said he would \u201creevaluate\u201d his career as he \u201calways\u201d does.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I’ll probably tell myself how much I love this thing,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt’s something you have to keep in perspective, man. I never want to get to the point where I’m not helping this team win or I’m hurting this team more than I’m helping this team. As long as I\u2019m coming out here playing good football and enjoying coming into the building every day with my guys, you\u2019ll see me in a Chiefs uniform.”<\/p>\n

\"Travis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kelce did have a down year, at least in comparison to his best seasons. He had career lows with 823 receiving yards and three touchdowns. But before the season even began, Kelce was being asked about retirement.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt didn\u2019t cross my mind one bit,\u201d Kelce told sportscaster Rich Eisen in September when Eisen asked if he considered retiring after the Chiefs won another Super Bowl in February.<\/p>\n

“I think the excitement of the challenge of this year, being able to maybe do it a third time in a row, I think that alone was all I needed,” Kelce continued. “That was an instant thought, so there was really not a chance in hell that I wasn\u2019t coming back this year.”<\/p>\n

The Chiefs are hoping to become the first NFL team in history to win three consecutive Super Bowls. The team has already won three since 2019.<\/p>\n

Swift and Kelce started dating in 2023. The pop star plans to attend the Jan. 18 game, Kelce said on The Pat McAfee Show<\/em> earlier this week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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