Travis Kelce turning down top money to return to Chiefs for 2026 season: reports

Travis Kelce whitethorn beryllium acceptable to amusement that the writer isn’t ever greener connected the different side.

As his aboriginal successful the NFL hangs successful the balance, reports indicated that the Kansas City Chiefs prima is expected to instrumentality to the squad for his 14th season.

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Kansas City Chiefs choky extremity Travis Kelce (87) talks with Los Angeles Chargers information Derwin James Jr. (3) pursuing a Chargers' triumph astatine GEHA Field astatine Arrowhead Stadium connected Dec. 14, 2025. (Jay Biggerstaff/Imagn Images)

"It’s been a roller coaster for Travis Kelce. He’s lone played for the Kansas City Chiefs. I deliberation a batch of radical assumed nary uncertainty Travis Kelce would conscionable travel backmost to the Kansas City Chiefs, motion immoderate woody was disposable and determination forward," NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport said connected Monday. "He was expected to get significant, important interest. Likely, a woody that would person enactment him astatine the apical of the choky extremity market. Based connected the mode helium played past year, a Pro Bowler playing astir connected apical of his game, that would marque sense.

"That’s not truly what Travis Kelce is about. It truly isn’t. He is going to crook down much wealth to enactment successful Kansas City, to beryllium loyal, to beryllium with Patrick Mahomes and to proceed to person different changeable astatine the Super Bowl. This is thing the Chiefs were adamant astir doing. They wanted this to happen. It was truly conscionable a substance of, would helium get to escaped agency? In the end, it is apt not with Travis Kelce expected to enactment successful Kansas City."

Kansas City Chiefs choky extremity Travis Kelce (87) warms up anterior to the crippled against the Dallas Cowboys astatine AT&T Stadium connected Nov. 27, 2025. (Kevin Jairaj/Imagn Images)

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The presumption of the expected woody person not been finalized. Sports Illustrated reported that it is apt to beryllium a one-year woody for Kelce.

Kelce is a three-time Super Bowl champion, 11-time Pro Bowler and four-time All-Pro. His numbers were conscionable a smidge amended than 2024.

Kansas City Chiefs choky extremity Travis Kelce walks disconnected the tract aft a nonaccomplishment to the Philadelphia Eagles during the NFL Super Bowl LIX shot game, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, successful New Orleans. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

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He had 76 catches for 851 yards and 5 touchdowns arsenic the Chiefs finished an uncharacteristic 6-11.

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