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Travis Kelce is unquestionably one of the greatest tight ends of all time. He’s set countless records and has been an instrumental part of three Super Bowl championship.

However, it remains to be seen if he has enough left in the tank to help guide the Kansas City Chiefs to a historic three-peat. Kelce may be showing signs of slowing down now that he’s in his mid-30s.
After reeling in career-highs of 110 receptions and 12 touchdowns in 2022, Kelce’s output waned considerably last season. While he still finished the regular season with 93 catches for 984 yards and five scores to earn his ninth consecutive Pro Bowl nod, he fell short of the 1,000-yard mark for the first time since 2015.
An injury kept him out of the season-opener, and he sat out a meaningless Week 18 contest, which helps explain some of that decline. However, Kelce was on the field for only 77 percent of the offensive snaps in games that he played. That was his lowest snap-share percentage since he became a full-time starter in 2015, and it was the only time since 2014 that he played fewer than 872 offensive snaps.
Kelce did receive a sizable two-year extension this offseason, but he isn’t likely to set any more single-season records from here on out. He figures to see his playing time continue to dip as the team tries to keep him healthy and fresh for a deep playoff run.
That would be the prudent decision for an offense that largely lacks experienced pass-catching weapons. The team did bring in Marquise Brown on a one-year deal to help pad out a thin receiving corps, but Kansas City won’t be able to compete for another championship if Kelce can’t continue defying Father Time and stay healthy enough for a fifth Super Bowl appearance in six years.
How, then, do you stay motivated ahead of a season where you’ll be chasing history? If you’re quarterback Patrick Mahomes, you play with the limits of what is possible in an American football game.
Mahomes has been doing that his entire career, but on Wednesday he threatened to take things up a notch by dialing up a behind-the-back pass to running back Carson Steele during the Chiefs’ minicamp.