Travis Kelce doesn’t plan to hang up his jersey anytime soon, but the Chiefs player knows he wants to finish his career on his “own terms.”
The Kansas City star detailed his ideal retirement plan while chatting with his brother Jason, a few months after the former Eagles center hung up his own cleats.
“I think you were very fortunate to be able to go out on your terms and that’s the goal,” Travis said on Wednesday’s episode of the show. New Heights Podcast, before his twelfth season in the NFL.
“If I can go out on my terms and not have anything happen to my body, like a serious injury that I have to stay away from, that’s the biggest goal in football, to be able to do it on my terms,” he said. explained.
Jason, who retired in March after 13 seasons in Philadelphia, left because he felt he was no longer performing at a high level.
Travis Kelce said he wants to end his historic NFL career on his ‘own terms’
He detailed his preferred retirement plan while chatting with his brother Jason on his podcast.
“I love playing at a level where I know I can be very successful,” the three-time Super Bowl champion said.
“I know I can go out and take a flat route and turn it into a 15- to 20-yard gain and make some guys miss, the minute I can’t do that, I think that’s when I’m going to do it.” “That’s when I’m like, ‘Okay, what am I doing this for?'” Travis continued.
“I get a thrill from catching a ball, breaking up a group of defenders and making a great first down when no one expected me to.” Or I scored a big touchdown in a playoff game in the fourth quarter when the team needed it most.
“The moment I can’t do that, and I’m playing at an average level or less successful than I am now, I think that’s when I’ll probably quit.”
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His comments came a week after addressing his retirement while speaking to reporters at Chiefs minicamp.
‘I love coming to work every day. Obviously, I know there are opportunities for me outside of football. “I think you have to keep in perspective that I’m a little kid when I walk into this building,” she said earlier this month.
‘I’ll do it until the wheels fall off. Hopefully, that won’t happen anytime soon. I can definitely understand that it’s more toward the end of the road than the beginning. I just have to make sure I’m prepared for after football as well.”
Meanwhile, Travis’ teammate Chris Jones insisted he has “four or five more years left.”
“We can’t let TK go,” the defensive tackle added.