Travis Kelce's youthful exuberance is one of the uncommon characteristics that make the Chiefs great
Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce has led an exciting offseason with several different opportunities off the gridiron taking the forefront. Ahead of the 2024 NFL season, however, he's all football. He's also not looking to answer any questions about what his future might hold because even he is unsure of how many years of football he […]
Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce has led an exciting offseason with several different opportunities off the gridiron taking the forefront.
Ahead of the 2024 NFL season, however, he's all football. He's also not looking to answer any questions about what his future might hold because even he is unsure of how many years of football he has left. What he is sure about is that his love for the game hasn't waned. That much is made apparent to all when the soon-to-be 35-year-old tight end gets out on the practice field and does his thing.
"I really. . . I can't put a timeframe on it, man," Kelce told reporters on Tuesday. "I love coming to work every single day. I know that there's opportunities outside of football for me and I think you got to it keep in perspective. You know, I'm still a little kid when I come into this building, man. I know I'm 34 years old about to be 35, but I have a love to do this right here in the middle of the heat in June. I love coming to work every single day and doing this so I'm gonna do it till the wheels fall off and hopefully that doesn't happen anytime soon."
It's not just apparent to him either, his love for the game in his advanced (for football) age resonates throughout the roster. Drue Tranquill described it best, explaining that it's one of the uncommon characteristics that make this football team so special.
"There's a championship culture here and that starts at the top with our ownership all the way down to our players," Tranquill told reporters on Tuesday. "It's very apparent. You see guys like Travis (Kelce), going into his 12th year, and the dude just loves to practice. It's just uncommon. And I think those uncommon characteristics are everywhere in this organization. You pick up on those and it makes you better."
Kelce's presence through voluntary OTAs and mandatory minicamp has certainly made this team better. Tranquill has proof of Kelce setting the example for his teammates who are seeking to achieve new heights.
"It's just his energy," Tranquill said. "You'd think he's a little kid out there. . . I hinge-covered him on an over-route today and he's saying, 'Man, hey great job on that coverage. What'd you see?' Just little aspects of the game still strike his curiosity and he's always looking to become better. And you don't see that when guys are as great as he is and have accomplished as much he has accomplished. I think there tends to be some complacency that can creep in. But you don't see that with guys like Trav (Kelce), Pat (Mahomes) and Chris (Jones), and all of our best players. They're constantly looking to ascend and be great."
No. 87 holds no illusions about his time in the league. He knows he's closer to the end of his career than he is to the beginning of it. But he's not letting that fact slow him down during the season. He'll take some of the opportunities that come his way as he tries to figure out what he wants to do after he hangs up the cleats, but once those cleats come on, the only thing on his mind is working toward winning another Super Bowl title in Kansas City.
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